Author / Helen Burstyn

Helen Burstyn has enjoyed a 45 year career in government, business, academia, broadcasting and community service. She spent most of her professional career in government, serving as the Chair of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, Deputy Secretary of the Premier’s Council, and Senior Advisor in the Office of the Premier. She has served on the boards of UNICEF Canada, Evergreen, Luminato, the ROM, CAMH and TIFF. She is past-president of the Canadian Club of Toronto and past-chair of Waterfront Toronto and The Walrus Foundation. She received the Order of Canada for public and community service in 2017.