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Dianne Cunningham

Dianne Cunningham - PhotoFormer Province of Ontario Cabinet Minister
Director, Lawrence National Centre for Policy and Management,
and Honorary Professor, Richard Ivey School of Business,
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario

Ms. Dianne Cunningham has over 30 years of experience in education and government affairs. She is the former Ontario Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, and Minister with Responsibility for Women’s Issues. She chaired the Council of Ministers of Education, and was the Member of Provincial Parliament for the riding of London North Centre from 1988 to 2003. Between 1973 and 1988, she served as a School Board Trustee and Chairperson for the London Board of Education.

As the Director of the Lawrence National Centre for Policy and Management, Ms. Cunningham’s extensive knowledge of both government and education strengthens Richard Ivey School of Business’ continuing leadership position as one of the world’s top business schools, and builds upon its continuing efforts to further public policy research.

She is also a member of the Strategy Advisory Board of TD Insurance, a member of the Board of Governors of the Canada School of Public Service, Chair of the Ontario Neuro-Trauma Foundation, and Tri-Chair of the 2010 Special Olympics Canada, National Summer Games, London. Ms Cunningham serves as Director of the London Community Foundation, and the London Theatre Foundation, and is a member of the Southwest Ontario Economic Assembly, and Junior Achievement, London and District. She is the recipient of the YWCA Women of Distinction Award, and holds Honourary Degrees and many other tributes, locally and nationally.

In December 2008, Ms. Cunningham presented at the Social Affairs Committee of the National Assembly Workshop, as part of Canadian International Development Agency’s Policy Implementation Assistance Project in Phan Thiet, Vietnam.

As an educator and business management consultant, Dianne Cunningham continues to consult and speak in areas of public policy, organizational change, and governance, both within Canada and internationally.