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Vaisnavi Gnanasekaran
Vaisnavi is an international development professional who has worked in both North America and South East Asia. She has experience in academic research and monitoring and evaluation for multilateral programmes. Vaisnavi enjoys working with qualitative and quantitative data to explore the means of improving the impact of programmes, and has monitoring and evaluation experience in […]
Liesl Mulholland
Based in Nova Scotia, Canada, Liesl is Program Manager for DOT in Halifax, Canada, where she coordinates programming and community relationships with DOT’s private sector partners. She is a Certified International Trade Professional and holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sussex, and a Master’s degree in Diplomacy, Law and Global Change from […]
Heather Gilberds
Heather Gilberds is an international development expert with more than 12 years of experience helping organizations advance their research agendas and articulate the impact of their programs. She has sector experience in pandemic response, transparency and accountability, youth health and empowerment, social and behaviour change communication and ICTs for development, and has designed and led research projects […]
Suzanne Morris
Suzanne Morris served as CBC/Radio-Canada’s Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) from 2009 to 2015. Before becoming a member of CBC/Radio-Canada’s Senior Executive Team, Suzanne was Secretary/Treasurer to the CBC Pension Board of Trustees. She has also served as Vice-President, Small Business Financial Services, at Export Development Canada (EDC) and held senior positions in risk […]
David Johnston
David Johnston served as Governor General of Canada from 2010 to 2017. Prior to becoming Governor General, David Johnston served as the President of the University of Waterloo, one of Canada’s most innovative universities and a leading global institution in e-learning and information technology. A graduate of Harvard, Cambridge and Queen’s Universities, his academic specializations are securities […]
Peter Lloyd
Peter Lloyd has extensive experience as an executive in the public service of Canada. He worked primarily in the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, both as a diplomat and as the senior official in charge of communications. During that time, he served as Canada’s Consul General in Seattle, and was the High Commissioner […]
John Greenwood
John Greenwood is a Branch Manager & Investment Advisor at CIBC Wood Gundy. He is a successful financial advisor and wealth management professional with expertise in capital markets, tax and legal issues gained from twenty-five years serving affluent clients. He has offered his financial expertise as a board member of several community organizations.
Margo Crawford
Margo Crawford is the Founder, President and CEO of the Business Sherpa Group, a management consulting firm that specializes in small and mid-sized enterprise (SME) business services. She is a successful business leader with over 20 years experience in private, public and nonprofit environments. Margo is the co-founder of one of Ottawa’s most successful start-up […]
Meg Beckel
Meg Beckel is the President & CEO of the Canadian Museum of Nature. She is the former Vice President of External Relations at the University of Waterloo and has held senior positions at the Bank of Nova Scotia, the Royal Ontario Museum and the University of Calgary, among others. Meg has also served as director […]
Patrick Gossage
Patrick Gossage is the founder of Media Profile, one of Canada’s leading media relations firms, where he serves as Chairman. A communications, media and government relations specialist, he has served as Press Secretary to Prime Minister Trudeau and as an advisor and media coach to senior bureaucrats, ministers and politicians. He is a published novelist […]