The Global University Leaders Forum (GULF) community is comprised of the presidents of 28 of the world’s top universities. It has two major roles, acting as a community to address educational, scientific and research agendas, and as an advisory body providing intellectual stewardship to the World Economic Forum. The GULF community Chair is Alice Gast, President of Imperial College London, United Kingdom. Suzanne Fortier, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University, Canada, is Vice-Chair.