Nadia Theodore

"Excellence with authenticity” is Nadia Theodore's motto. A seasoned Public and International Affairs executive, Theodore's career path took her from her hometown of Ottawa to the World Trade Organization in Geneva, the Consulate General of Canada in Atlanta and most recently, to Toronto to take up a Senior Vice President role at Maple Leaf Foods. She is a sought after speaker at forums like the International Economic Forum of the Americas, The Canadian International Council and The Economic Club New York and has appeared on outlets like NPR, The Agenda and CBC. Passionate about community service, Theodore also invests time and effort in ventures that are committed to putting more women that look like her in decision making spaces across Canada and globally, with true power and influence at the table. She is a Senior Fellow at the University of Ottawa School of Public and International Affairs and a Board member for The Public Policy Forum, Fora: Network for Change and The Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security. Theodore embodies the leader of the future: human, purposeful and transparent.