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Jennifer Keesmaat (born 1970) is a Canadian real estate developer and urban planner who served as Chief City Planner of Toronto from 2012 to 2017 and the runner-up in the 2018 Toronto mayoral election to Mayor John Tory, where she won 23.6% of the vote and lost to Tory in each of Toronto's 25 wards.
Jennifer Keesmaat is an urban planner passionate about creating places where people flourish. Named one of the “most powerful people in Canada” by Macleans, one of the “most influential” by Toronto Life, and one of the top Women of Influence in Canada, she spent five years as Toronto’s Chief City Planner, where she was celebrated for ...
Founded in 2018 by former Toronto Chief Planner Jennifer Keesmaat, The Keesmaat Group works with corporate and political leaders to advance change in cities around the world.
Jennifer Keesmaat is an entrepreneur, urban planner and real estate developer who has spent the past 15 years leading transformative change from C-suite positions in both the public...
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Dec 21, 2023 · Jennifer Keesmaat, Founding Partner at Markee and former Chief City Planner of Toronto, will oversee the venture as CEO. "We've always known as we've been ramping up Markee that we would hit a point where we'd be getting shovels in the ground.
Apr 26, 2022 · As Chief Planner and Executive Director of the City of Toronto, Jennifer Keesmaat (MES ’99) has changed the local dialogue on planning and urban design from frustrations and complaints about planning into an energized conversation full of hope and optimism for North America’s fifth largest city.
Aug 28, 2017 · Toronto's outspoken chief planner, Jennifer Keesmaat, is leaving her post after a five-year run that saw her clash with Mayor John Tory on various policies, including over the high-profile...
