Governance

The governing body of the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies is the Board of Trustees, as specified under The Deed of Trust for the Establishment of the Peter Wall Endowment, 1991. The Deed of Trust also specifies that the characteristics of the Peter Wall Institute For Advanced Studies "shall be developed by the President of the University." President Strangway assigned administrative responsibility for the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies to the Faculty of Graduate Studies. In November 2004, administrative responsibility was transferred to the Vice President Research.

The Board of Trustees meets twice annually.

Board of Trustees
The five Trustees are the UBC President, two UBC appointed Trustees, and two donor appointed Trustees:
Akbar Lalani, MD, Royal Columbia Hospital
Stephen Toope, UBC President
Sonya Wall, Donor Family
Clark Warren, Chair, UBC Foundation
Anne Martin-Matthews, Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Official Observers
David Farrar, Provost and VP Academic
Brett Finlay, Peter Wall Distinguished Professor
Derek Gregory, Peter Wall Distinguished Professor
John Hepburn, VP, Research and International
Janis Sarra, Director, Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies
Wesley Pue, Vice Provost and AVP Academic Resources
Bruno Wall, Wall Financial Corporation

Management Committee (Reconstituted July 2011)
Ian Burgess, UBC Comptroller (pro tem)
Janis Sarra, Director (ex officio)
Peter Smailes, UBC Treasurer
Bruno Wall, Wall Financial Corporation
Sonya Wall, Trustee

Academic Advisory Committee
This group of outstanding researchers at UBC was formed by the Director in 1996 to reinforce the academic integrity of the Institute. Many of the academic matters that the Director brings to the attention of the Board of Trustees are first discussed in this committee.

The Academic Advisory Committee meets as required.