David Trick (born 1955) is a former

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civil servant and university administrator. Trick's career in the Ontario Public Service included Assistant Deputy Minister-level positions in postsecondary education and finance. He also worked in the fields of intergovernmental affairs, economic development, labour market policy and demographic analysis. After leaving government, he served as the first chief executive officer and vice provost of the

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, a partnership between the

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and

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to establish a new university campus in

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. Trick holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts from

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, a Master of Arts from

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, a

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from the

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at Harvard University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science from the

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. Trick is president of David Trick and Associates, a consulting firm specializing in higher education strategy and management. He is a part-time instructor in

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's Politics and Public Administration program. In 2019-20 he served as Interim President and CEO of the

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. Trick is co-author of ''Academic Reform: Policy Options for Improving the Quality and Cost-Effectiveness of Undergraduate Education in Ontario'' (with Ian D. Clark and Richard Van Loon, 2011) and ''Academic Transformation: The Forces Reshaping Higher Education in Ontario'' (with Ian D. Clark, Greg Moran and Michael Skolnik, 2009), both published by McGill-Queen's University Press. He has been awarded the J.E. Hodgetts Award of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada. Trick is a co-founder, with Julie Jai, of the Yukon Prize for Visual Arts. Trick was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta, and attended schools in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is an

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