Meet Our Experts






The Future Skills Centre consortium is home to many of the leading experts in skills development. Click on the names below to browse through their profiles, which range from expertise in workforce development to thought leadership on the future of work, education policy, innovation, diversity and inclusion, and more.

To get in touch, please connect with Annamaria Nunziata, Communications Manager, at communications@fsc-ccf.ca or 647-242-6156.

Wendy Cukier

Wendy Cukier

Founder & Academic Director, Diversity Institute; Professor, Ted Rogers School of Management

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Karen Myers

President and Chief Executive Officer
Blueprint ADE

Tricia Williams

Dr. Tricia Williams

Director, Research, Evaluation and Knowledge Mobilization

Tony Bonen

Executive Director, Economic Research at Conference Board of Canada

Heather McIntosh

Director, Education and Skills at Conference Board of Canada

Babatunde Olateju

Director, Sustainability at Conference Board of Canada

Shannon Pestun

Sr Business Advisor and Western Lead, Diversity Institute, Director, WEKH Indigenous

Nancy Mitchell

Director, Research – Special Projects at Diversity Institute

Mohamed Elmi

Executive Director at Diversity Institute

Laura McDonough

Laura McDonough

Associate Director of Knowledge Mobilization & Insights

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Alexander Stephens

Associate Director, Research & Evaluation