MacPherson, Ian

Dr. Ian MacPherson grew up on a farm near Ottawa, Ontario. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario and is now Dean of Humanities and Professor of History at the University of Victoria, B.C. Ianhas spent 25 years active in co-operatives and credit unions. He has chaired consumer, child-care and health co-ops, local credit unions and B.C. CentralCredit Union, and was the founding president of the Canadian Co-operativeAssociation. Internationally, he served five years on the Executive Committee of the International Co-operative Alliance.