David Barnard
David T. Barnard  (born 1951) is a Canadian computer scientist, academic, and, from 2008 to 2020, the 11th president and vice-Chancellor of the University of Manitoba. He was chair of Universities Canada.He received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1973, a Master of Science degree in 1975 , and a Ph.D. in 1981 all in Computer Science from the University of Toronto. He started his academic career at Queen's University in 1977 eventually becoming a Professor in the Computing and Information Science Department. In 1996, he was appointed Vice-President (Administration) and Controller at the University of Regina. From 1998 to 2005, he was  President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Regina. From 2005 to 2008, he was the COO and Chief Technology Officer of iQmetrix.Barnard began serving a five year term as president and vice-chancellor of University of Manitoba in 2008. He was appointed to a second five year term in 2013 and his term was extended for two more years in 2016. His term ended on June 30, 2020.Some of the institutions Barnard was and/or is currently a member of the Board of Directors of include the Bank of Canada (2005-2007), Saskatchewan Power Corporation (2000-2003), Saint Boniface Hospital (since 2008), NetSecure Technologies (since 2007), and Greystone Capital Management (since 2007). He is also a member of the Manitoba Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission.

Honours
In 2018, he was made a member of the Order of Manitoba.


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