Saäd Rafi at Glendon College on October 27, 2015

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THE JOHN W. HOLMES MEMORIAL LECTURE
LA CONFÉRENCE COMMÉMORATIVE JOHN W. HOLMES

Saäd Rafi
Chief Executive Officer, TO2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games

Date:  Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Time:  7:30pm
Location:  A100, Centre of Excellence
Glendon College (2275 Bayview Avenue, Toronto)

RSVP to invitation@glendon.yorku.ca

The lecture will be in English. La conférence sera en anglais.

 

BIOGRAPHY

In January 2014, Saäd Rafi joined the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organizing Committee (TO2015) as Chief Executive Officer. He brings a wealth of experience in delivering largescale transformation, change management and project management to Ontario’s public and private sectors.

Rafi served most recently as deputy minister of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Between 2010 and 2014, he administered an annual budget of $49 billion — the largest health budget in Canada — and oversaw one of the most significant system transformations in Ontario’s health-care sector.

During his 25-year career, he served in three other different Deputy Minister roles and he also built a successful advisory practice in infrastructure and project finance while as a partner with Deloitte and Touche, LLP.