Deans’ career has been dedicated to tackling social and economic challenges. Currently she is the founding CEO of the Canadian Children’s Literacy Foundation, a non-profit that aims to ensure all Canadian children are skilled and confident readers by the end of grade school. She has a passion for entrepreneurial start-ups and has served as the CEO of Futurpreneur Canada, a national non-profit organization that has helped more than 10,000 Canadians aged 18-39 launch start-ups, and was also the founding CEO of CivicAction where she built the influential organization from an initial project.

The Distinguished Leader series honours leaders from the business community and offers students the opportunity to gain insights from outstanding individuals. We hope you can attend this year’s event.