Frank Iacobucci has had a distinguished career in private practice, academia, government and the judiciary.

After practising as a corporate and securities lawyer in New York , he joined the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto , as a professor of law. He later served as dean of the Faculty of Law and then vice-president and provost of the university.

In 1985, Mr. Iacobucci was appointed Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General for Canada ; in 1988, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada; and in 1991, a Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Mr. Iacobucci also holds honorary degrees from universities across Canada , as well as from the Università della Calabria in Cosenza , Italy . In July 2007, he was appointed a Companion in the Order of Canada.

He currently serves as chairman of the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario and is a director of a number of prestigious organizations.