TORONTO, ON – June 25, 2020: Created in 2002 to mark the Institute's 10th Anniversary, the designation of Fields Institute Fellow is awarded annually to a select group of people in recognition of their outstanding contributions. Visit the Fields Institute Fellows page to learn more about the distinction and previous inductees.

We congratulate the 2020 inductees:

	Arvind Gupta, University of Toronto Currently the Academic Director of Professional Programs of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto, Professor Arvind Gupta has long been a supporter of the Fields Institute, involved in the activities and management of the Institute on many levels. His esteemed career has bridged the worlds of both academia and industry; he has served as President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of British Columbia, and as the CEO and Scientific Director of Mitacs Inc. A key figure in the Canadian science community, he was also instrumental in the creation of two Fields Institute peers in Canadian mathematics research: the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences and the Banff International Research Station in Mathematical Innovation and Discovery. Professor Gupta served as a member of the Fields Institute Board of Directors from 2016-19, and as Chair from July 2018 to December 2019. Along with his leadership and vision, he brought to Fields his expertise in fostering initiatives to improve Canadian productivity and competitiveness by enhancing workforce skills through industry and academic partnerships. Throughout his time on the Board, he steered Fields towards growth and outreach, as the Institute launched Fields CQAM in 2018, and a partnership with the National Research Council of Canada in 2019. His exceptional dedication and support of the Institute is ongoing, as he continues to offer expert advice, helping to guide Fields through new transitions and developments.
	Sebastian Jaimungal, University of Toronto Professor Sebastian Jaimungal is the current Director of the professional Masters of Financial Insurance Program and teaches in the Mathematical Finance Program and the PhD and MSc programs in the Department of Statistical Sciences at the University of Toronto. He is the current chair for the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) activity group in Financial Mathematics and Engineering, a managing editor of Quantitative Finance, and an associate editor for the SIAM Journal on Financial Mathematics, among others.  Professor Jaimungal’s connection to Fields extends across several ongoing initiatives and projects at the Institute. He leads the successful Fields CQAM lab on Systemic Risk Analytics, which looks at both data-driven and model-driven research surrounding issues of systemic risk. He is also a lead organizer for the Fields Quantitative Finance Seminar, a centerpiece of the Commercial/Industrial program at the Fields Institute since 1995, and he serves on the steering committee of Fields Centre for Financial Industries. Professor Jaimungal’s work helps Fields bridge the knowledge-action boundary between the mathematics and industry communities.
	Dusa McDuff, Columbia University Currently the Helen Lyttle Kimmel '42 Professor of Mathematics at Barnard College, Professor Dusa McDuff’s distinguished career has spanned many prestigious institutes across both the United Kingdom and the United States. She has received the Satter Prize from the American Mathematical Society and the Outstanding Woman Scientist Award from Association for Women in Science. Most recently, Professor McDuff was named to the 2019 Class of Fellows from the Association for Women in Mathematics and received the 2018 Sylvester Medal from the Royal Society for her pioneering work in symplectic geometry and topology. Professor McDuff has served as a valued and integral member of the Fields Institute Scientific Advisory Panel from 2016-2020, providing expert advice on the Institute’s scientific decisions. Her guidance and wisdom have helped to shape the Fields Institute's scientific programming, and to ensure that scientific activities are relevant, timely, and engaging for the broader mathematics community. Professor McDuff’s particular dedication to championing women in mathematics has been of great importance to Fields, and has helped to shape the diversity initiatives of the Institute.
	Kasra Rafi, University of Toronto As the Associate Chair of the Department of Mathematics (Graduate) at the University of Toronto, Professor Kasra Rafi has a long history of involvement with the Fields Institute. Professor Rafi is a prominent researcher in his field of geometry and dynamical properties of Teichmuller space. His unreserved support of the Institute has brought numerous highly successful and exciting events to life at Fields, most notably the Fields Medal Symposium honouring Maryam Mirzakhani and the Thematic Program on Teichmüller Theory and its Connections to Geometry, Topology and Dynamics, both of which took place in Fall 2018. These events brought participants from all over the world to Fields, and provided an opportunity for more people to be inspired by Mirzakhani’s life and work. Professor Rafi has also been a champion for advancing diversity both at Fields and in the wider mathematical community. His commitment to creating supportive, inclusive, and safe environments for all participants of scientific events has paved the way for many early-career researchers to reach their potential and thrive in academia.