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Tonya Surman is a Canadian social entrepreneur, and the founding executive director and current CEO of the Centre for Social Innovation.
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- Building Initiatives to Change The World
- A History of Innovation
- What’s Next
Tonya Surman, CEO and cofounder of Toronto’s Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) and an Ashoka Fellow, is stepping down from her additional role as CEO of the charity Social Innovation Canada (SI Canada), an organization she co-founded in 2016 as the Centre for Social Innovation Institute, and has led since. She is succeeded by SI Canada Executive D...
“We founded both CSI and SI Canada to catalyze social innovation because we believe profoundly in radically redesigning our world to put people and planet first. We are doing that every time we unlock a new initiative that has world-changing potential. It has been an honour to work with colleagues from coast to coast to coast to build SI Canada’s n...
This leadership handoff follows other successful projects and initiatives that have emerged at CSI over the years. Other notable initiatives include: Climate Ventures Since 2018, Climate Ventures has supported 138 ventures that have secured revenues and follow-on funding over $130M. Climate Ventures fast-tracks the success of early-stage entreprene...
On June 1, Centre for Social Innovation celebrated its 18 year anniversary under Tonya’s leadership, and is facing its greatest challenge since its founding. As the world recovers from COVID, CSI will focus on the future of work including hybrid workspace, rebuilding CSI’s communities, rebuilding the human experience that makes CSI the “best place ...
Tonya Surman is one of Canada’s leading social entrepreneurs. Her clients: people and planet. Her superpowers: visionary ideas that inspire, models that harness collaboration, and spaces that accelerate systemic change.
Tonya Surman. Chief Executive Officer. Tonya Surman is fuelled by her belief in the power of collaboration and belonging. She knows that putting the right people in a room is only the first step in creating real change.
Sep 14, 2014 · The Leader: Tonya Surman. Toronto has become a hotbed for socially conscious startups, and Tonya Surman, founder and CEO of the Centre for Social Innovation, is a key ideawoman at the helm....
tonya surman tonya@socialinnovation.ca Tonya Surman is one of Canada’s leading social entrepreneurs. Her clients: people and planet. Her superpowers: visionary ideas that inspire, models that harness collaboration, and spaces that accelerate systemic change. Highlights from her 20-year career include co-founding the Centre for Social ...
Experience: Centre for Social Innovation · Location: Toronto · 500+ connections on LinkedIn. View Tonya Surman’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members.
- Centre for Social Innovation
