Aga khan foundation canada khalil shariff biography
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Global Leadership Matters: Editon 1 feat. Khalil Z. Shariff
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A conversation with Aga Khan Foundation Canada's CEO Khalil Z. Shariff about why the world needs more of Canada and the importance of pluralism in leadership.
By Alain Pescador, Boyden Canada
Boyden’s Global Leadership Matters focuses on conversations with global leaders whose work and leadership are grounded in a commitment to having a positive impact at home and abroad. The interview series sheds light on what global leadership looks like today and tomorrow, and uncovers the importance of cultural and international awareness in leadership.
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Before he was the CEO of the Aga Khan Foundation Canada, Khalil Z. Shariff grew up as the son of parents who fled instability in East Africa for Canada in the 1970s. With these roots, he sees Canadians as having a unique, and critically important point of view to take on global leadership roles.
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With waves of displaced peoples leaving their homelands and many Western countries closing their borders, who is there to help bridge the divide? Khalil Shariff believes Canada has an important and unique role to play in this new world; that we must harness the aspirations of young people to become thoughtful, engaged global citizens, and develop a vision for the kind of global leadership Canada ought to be exercising.
Khalil Z. Shariff is the Chief Executive Officer, Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC). Khalil joined AKFC as CEO in 2005. He was previously with the Toronto office of McKinsey & Co., an international management consultancy. Throughout his career, Khalil has cultivated his interest in international development and conflict resolution issues. He holds a BA in International Relations and Economics from UBC, and a JD magna cum laude from Harvard Law School.
TED-style Talk: Spark!
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
11:30 pm – 1:00 pm
http://cannexus.ca/cannexus17-spa
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Khalil Shariff
Khalil Shariff has served as Chief Executive Officer of Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC), a leading Canadian global development agency, since 2005. He was previously with the Toronto office of McKinsey & Company, an international management consultancy, where he advised governments, financial institutions, and health care providers on strategy, organization, and operational improvement. He has also served in a variety of research and policy capacities with the Harvard Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations. He currently sits on the Boards of the Global Centre for Pluralism, the Rideau Hall Foundation, and the Institute for Canadian Citizenship, and served a term as an elected School Trustee in his hometown of Richmond, BC, in his youth. He holds a BA from the University of British Columbia and a JD from the Harvard Law School.
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