Campaign Leadership

Our dedicated co-chairs, honorary chairs and cabinet members play a vital role in achieving our community’s ambitious vision for the future.

campaign co-chair
Perry Dellelce

“Western is unmatched in energy, collegiality and community. Now is the time for us to come together and use these strengths to make a difference for Ontario, Canada and the world.”

BA '85, LLD '22
Founder and Managing Partner
Wildeboer Dellelce LLP
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campaign co-chair
Kelly Meighen

“This campaign is about turning passion and potential into lasting impact. With our research excellence, talent and drive, we are ready to take on the great challenges of our time, build on Western’s legacy and ensure future generations share the same exceptional experience as those who came before them.”

BA '71, LLD '13
Chancellor, Western University
President, Meighen Family Foundation
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campaign co-chair
David Simmonds

“No place in Canada can match the passion of our alumni, the research excellence of our faculty or the compassion of our staff. It’s our people who make us special, and together we are ready to take on big challenges and build a better future for everyone.”

BA’07
SVP & Global Chief Communications and Sustainability Officer,
Great West Lifeco and Canada Life
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Honorary Chairs

Geoff
Beattie
LLB ’84, LLD ’18
Chief Executive Officer,
Generation Capital
Sylvia Chrominksa
HBA ’75, LLD ’14
Director,
CPP Investment Board
Keith
Gibbons
BA ’76
Consultant, KEG Canada Consulting | Retired CEO, McCormick Canada
Linda
Hasenfratz
BSc ’89, MBA ’97, LLD ’19
Executive Chair of the Board,
Linamar Corporation
Rosamond
Ivey
HBA ’82, LLD ’18
Managing Partner,
JRS Group
Donald K. Johnson
MBA ’63, LLD ’07
Member of the Advisory Board,
BMO Capital Markets
Rick
Konrad
BA ’75
Retired Co-Founder Blueprint Financial | Founder, Value Architects Asset Management
Rob
McEwen
BA ’73, LLD ’19
Chairman & Chief Owner,
McEwen Mining Inc.
David
McKay
MBA ’92, LLD ’19
President & Chief Executive Officer, RBC
Ron
Schmeichel
JD ’95
Founder & Chairman,
JJR Private Capital
Nancy
Yeomans Love
HBA ’76, LLD ’22
President, NLo Strategies Inc.
John
Thompson
BESc ’66, LLD ’94
Former Executive Vice-Chair and Director, IBM Corporation | Former Chairman, TD Bank Financial Group

Campaign Cabinet

Elaine
Adair
BMus ’73, MA ’78,
Doctor of Civil Law ’14
Retired Judge, Supreme Court
of British Columbia
Ian
Aitken
HBA ’87
Vice Chair, Partner, Director, Portfolio Manager,
Pembroke Management Inc.
Shelley
Ambrose
BA ’83, LLD ’22
Former Executive Director,
The Walrus
Karen
Bertrand
Vice-President, University Advancement,
Western University
Robert
Brant
BA ’88
Co-head, Indigenous Projects & Transactions Group,
McCarthy Tetrault
Aubrey
Dan
BA ’85, LLD ’18
Principal, Dancap Family Investment Office
Greg Dick
BSc'93
Chief Football Operations Officer & Head of Grey Cup and Events, Canadian Football League
Bardia
Jalayer
BA ’19
Associate, Aird & Berlis, LLP
Moez
Kassam
BA '04
Chief Investment Officer,
Anson Funds
Gord
Love
BA ’84
Senior Wealth Advisor & Senior Portfolio Manager,
Rosedale Family Office
Danny
Matthews
BSc ’09, JD ’14
Managing Partner,
Three Peaks Capital
Dean
McDonald
PhD ’90
Richard W. Hutchinson Visiting Industrial Professor in Mineral Deposit Studies,
Western University
Marlene
McGrath
LLB ’86
Vice-Chair, Western University Board of Governors
Michelle Meneley
BSc’91
Co-chair of the Canada Committee of Human Rights Watch |
Member of the Global Council Steering Committee
Andrew
Rae
BSc ’89
Chief Executive Officer,
Woodgreen Ventures
Gillian
Riley
BA ’89
Chair of the Board,
Roynat Capital
Adrian
Rocca
HBA ’04
CEO & Founder,
Fitzrovia
David
Sapunjis
BA '95
President,
Reliance Metals Canada
Alan
Shepard
President &
Vice-Chancellor,
Western University
David Shoemaker
LLB ’96
Chief Executive Officer & Secretary General, Canadian Olympic Committee
Leslie Stephenson
BA ’95, MBA ’98
Chair, UK Advisory Council,
Western University
Chris
Tambakis
HBA ’86
Chief Executive Officer,
North America,
Adgar Investments & Development
Stephanie
Van Veen
BA ’09
Director, Governance & Planning,
BC Infrastructure Benefits