Brian Segal

Who is Brian Segal?

Brian Segal is a former publishing executive and university administrator. He was the president and CEO of the Rogers Publishing division of Rogers Communications.

Previously, Segal had been president of Ryerson Polytechnical Institute from 1980 to 1988 and president of the University of Guelph from 1988 until 1992 when he left to join Maclean Hunter Publications as publisher of Maclean's magazine. He served a publisher of Maclean's magazine and vice-president of Rogers Publishing until 1999, when he became President and CEO of Rogers Publishing until retiring in 2012.

In his academic career, Segal had earned his undergraduate degree at McGill University from 1960-1964, a Masters of Social Work at Yeshiva University from 1964-1967 and an MSc and PhD from the University of Pittsburgh from 1967-1971 with a speciality in public health. He subsequently taught at Florida State University from 1971 -1973, Carleton University from 1973-1980, and then Ryerson University where he entered administration.