Dr. Digvir S. Jayas is the President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. He is also Vice-President (Research and International) Emeritus and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba. He was educated at the G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology in Pantnagar, India; the University of Manitoba; and the University of Saskatchewan. He completed a 11.75-year term as Vice-President (Research and International) at the University of Manitoba. Before assuming that position, he was Vice-President (Research) for two years, and Associate Vice-President (Research) for eight years. Prior to this, he was Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Head of the Department of Biosystems Engineering, and Interim Director of the Richardson Centre for Food Technology and Research. He also served as Interim President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) for 1 year and served as Interim Director (CEO) of TRIUMF—Canada’s particle accelerator centre—for 4.5 months. He is a Registered Professional Engineer and a Registered Professional Agrologist.