Professor Donald Ainslie has been a distinguished faculty member in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto since 1996. He holds a BSc (Hons) with a specialization in Mathematics from Queen’s University (Kingston, ON), and both an MA in Medical Ethics and a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh, completed in 1996. His research interests span early modern philosophy, the philosophy of David Hume, naturalism in ethics, and the foundations of bioethics. 

In addition to his academic pursuits, Professor Ainslie has extensive experience in University administration. He served as Principal of University College at the University of Toronto from 2011 to 2019. More recently, he co-led the review of the University-Mandated Leave of Absence Policy in 2021.