Michael Goldbloom was born in Montreal, took his undergraduate degree at Harvard University in Modern European History and Literature and completed his law degrees at McGill University:  Bachelor of Civil Law in 1978 and Bachelor of Common Law in 1979.  Mr. Goldbloom began his professional career in 1981 as a labour lawyer.  In 1991, he became President and CEO of the Montreal YMCA.  Then , from 1994 to 2001, he was Publisher of The Gazette. After this, following a year as a Visiting Scholar at the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada he was named Deputy Publisher of the Toronto Star and a year later its Publisher.  In 2007, he was appointed Vice-Principal (Public Affairs) and Senior Fellow in Media and Public Policy at McGill University.  Mr. Goldbloom’s most recent appointment as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Bishop’s University is for a five year term which began on August 1st, 2008.