Brian Segal

Brian Segal (born 1943) is a former Canadian publishing executive and university administrator. He was the president and CEO of the Rogers Publishing division of Rogers Communications.

Previously, Segal had been president of Ryerson Polytechnical Institute from 1980 to 1988 and president of the University of Guelph from 1988 until 1992 when he left to join Maclean Hunter Publications (now Rogers Publishing) as the publisher of Maclean's magazine. He served as a publisher of Maclean's and vice-president of Rogers Publishing until 1999 when he became president and CEO of Rogers Publishing until retiring in 2012.

In his academic career, Segal earned his undergraduate degree at McGill University from 1960 to 1964, a Master of Social Work at Yeshiva University from 1964 to 1967, and a Master of Science and PhD from the University of Pittsburgh from 1967 to 1971 with a speciality in public health. He subsequently taught at Florida State University from 1971 to 1973, Carleton University from 1973 to 1980, and then Ryerson Polytechnical Institute where he entered administration.

He is the brother of former Canadian senator Hugh Segal.