| Laurent Picard | |
| Birth Date: | 27 October 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Death Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Known For: | President of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Awards: | Order of Canada |
Laurent A. Picard (27 October 1927 – 29 August 2012[1]) was a French-Canadian businessman and former president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.[2]
Born in Quebec City, Quebec,[2] he received a Bachelor of Arts degree as well as a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in 1947 from Université Laval.[2] He then received a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree in physics in 1954, again from Université Laval, and a Doctor of Business Administration from Harvard University in 1964.[2]
From 1955 to 1959, he was a professor at the Faculty of Commerce of Université Laval. From 1960 to 1962, he was a research associate and assistant at the Harvard Business School. From 1962 to 1968, he was a professor and associate director at HÉC, the École des Hautes Études Commerciales of the Université de Montréal. From 1968 to 1972, he was an executive vice-president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, where he also then served as president from 1972 to 1975.[2] [3] Between 1975 and 1977 he was director of Telesat.
From 1978 to 1986, he was the dean of the Faculty of Management at McGill University.
He was a member of the board of directors at Dorel Industries.
He was made a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1976.