Bob is President and Vice-Chancellor of Wilfrid Laurier University. He assumed this position on September 1, 1997 having served the previous thirteen years as President and Vice-Chancellor of Lakehead University in Thunder Bay.

Wilfrid Laurier University enrols over 13,5 full-time undergraduate and graduate students in the Faculties of Arts, Science, Music, Social Work, the School of Business and Economics and Education at campuses in Waterloo, Kitchener and Brantford. Laurier is known for its attention to students as individuals, its academic excellence, scholarly research and its extra curricular activities including athletic and recreational programs. Founded in 1911 as a Lutheran College, in 1973 it became a public university, Wilfrid Laurier University. The Lutheran Seminary remains part of the University to this day.

Born in Owen Sound, Ontario, Bob Rosehart holds B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., and PhD degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Waterloo. He was a professor of chemical engineering at Lakehead University during the 1970's, prior to beginning his administrative career as Dean of Lakehead's University Schools in 1977. Dr. Rosehart holds honorary degrees from University of Waterloo 2006 and Nipissing University 2007.

His interests are in economic development, science and technology policy, and government policy, and he has served as an environmental and public policy consultant to both the federal and provincial governments. Dr. Rosehart has an extensive background relating to the nuclear and environmental engineering fields. Currently, Dr. Rosehart chairs the Ontario Universities' Application Centre Advisory Board, he is a member of the AUCC Standing Advisory Committee on Educational Issues and Funding (SACEIF), serves as an Executive Committee member of Canada's Technology Triangle Inc, the Waterloo Region's economic development partnership and chairs the Selection Committee for the Amethyst Awards, Government of Ontario, which recognizes Ontario's outstanding public servants.

In March of 2007, Dr. Rosehart was appointed by the Province of Ontario to be the Northwestern Ontario Economic Facilitator.