Claude Brulé

Claude Brulé is Algonquin College’s ninth President and Chief Executive Officer.

Prior to taking on this leadership role in August 2019, Claude served as the College’s Senior Vice President Academic (2012-2019).

As Senior Vice President, Academic, Claude was responsible for the academic institutes, schools, faculties, and associated services. He has provided leadership to the advancement of digital learning through initiatives such as Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD), as well as e-text and other digital resources. He also guided the development of the College’s Learner Driven Plan – which will reimagine personalized learning at the College as well as a new 14-week term model being launched in September 2019.

Claude has served the College at nearly every level of its leadership team. Prior to his roles on the Algonquin College Executive Team, he was the Dean of the Faculty of Technology and Trades at Algonquin College (2007-2012), responsible for the School of Advanced Technology, the Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence, and the Heritage Institute, a rural campus in Perth, Ontario.

Upon joining the College in August 1999, he first served as the Academic Chair of the Information and Communications Technology Department (formerly the Computer Studies Department). Throughout his tenure at the College, Claude led several large projects and initiatives at either the Faculty or College level. His most significant achievements have been related to his involvement, as the main point of contact for the user group, on three major high-performance building infrastructure projects, including the Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence.

Prior to joining the College, Claude was an officer in the Canadian Forces, in the Air Force occupational branch of Communication and Electronics Engineering, in a career that spanned 22 years. He graduated from the Royal Military College in Kingston in 1982 with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Physics and again in 1990, earning a Master’s of Science in Mathematics. Among his many tours of duty over the years, he was an instructor at the Canadian Forces School of Communications and Electronics (CFSCE) from 1985 to 1987, and subsequently, the Senior Staff Officer for Strategic Planning and the Chief of Staff of the same school from 1993 to 1997. Between his two tours at CFSCE, he lectured in the Mathematics and Computer Science department as an assistant professor at the Royal Military College from 1989 to 1993.

Claude is an active member of the community and serves on several boards, including the Ottawa Network for Education (ONFE) and the Ottawa Community Loan Fund (OCLF). He is also a member of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and was promoted to Senior Member in 2018 for his significant contributions to the profession.