Past Vice-Presidents Academic
In SFU's first years, all Faculty deans and senior administrators reported directly to the President. Planning for the establishment of a Vice-President's Office to oversee academic matters began in the late 1960s.
The Office was formally established on September 1, 1970.
Former Vice-Presidents Academic
| Catherine Dauvergne | Vice-President, Academic and Provost | 2020-2022 |
| Jonathan C. Driver | Vice-President, Academic and Provost, pro tem | 2019-2020 |
| C. Peter Keller | Vice-President, Academic and Provost | 2016-2019 |
| Jonathan C. Driver | Vice-President, Academic and Provost | 2008-2016 |
| John H. Waterhouse | Vice-President, Academic and Provost | 2000-2008 |
| John M. Munro | Vice-President, Academic and Provost | 1999-2000 |
| David P. Gagan | Vice-President, Academic and Provost | 1995-1999 |
| John M. Munro | Vice-President, Academic and Provost | 1990-1995 |
| Liora Salter | Acting Vice-President, Academic and Provost | 1989-1990 |
| Ross Saunders | Acting Vice-President, Academic and Provost | 1989-1989 |
| J.W. George Ivany | Vice-President, Academic | 1984-1989 |
| John M. Munro | Vice-President, Academic | 1979-1984 |
| Daniel R. Birch | Acting Vice-President, Academic | 1978-1979 |
| Brian G. Wilson | Vice-President, Academic | 1970-1978 |
| *Lalit M. Srivastava | Acting Vice-President, Academic | 1969-1970 |
| *R.R. Haering | Acting Vice-President, Academic | 1968-1969 |
*Two faculty members served as temporary Acting Vice-Presidents from 1968-1970.