Laurent A. Picard CC (27 October 1927 – 29 August 2012) was a French-Canadian businessman and former president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Born in Quebec City, Quebec, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree as well as a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in 1947 from Université Laval. He then received a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree in physics in 1954, again from Université Laval, and a Doctor of Business Administration from Harvard University in 1964. From 1978 to 1986, he was the dean of the Faculty of Management at McGill University.