Brian Cantor CBE FREng (born 11 January 1948) has been the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bradford since October 2013. Prior to this appointment he was Vice-Chancellor at the University of York from 2002 to 2013. According to the Yorkshire Post his salary at the University of York was £203,633.He is acknowledged as a world authority on materials manufacturing and is a former Vice-President of the Royal Academy of Engineering. In taking up the position in Bradford, he replaced Mark Cleary.