Paul C. Genest

Paul Genest currently serves as Senior Vice President at Power Corporation of Canada since September 2016. Previously, Paul held several prominent positions including Deputy Minister for the Ontario Government from September 2009 to September 2015, CEO of the Council of Ontario Universities from June 2007 to September 2009, and Assistant Vice President at Bell between January 2004 and June 2007. Paul began their career in public service as Director of Policy and Research in the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada from November 2000 to December 2003. Educationally, Paul possesses an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Ottawa, completed the ICD Director’s Education Program at the University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School, and earned a PhD in Philosophy from The Johns Hopkins University. Paul also holds a Master of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Ottawa and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and English from the University of Guelph.