The Ottawa Hospital Foundation
Nadir Patel is a seasoned professional with extensive leadership experience across various sectors. Currently serving as Senior Strategic Advisor at Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP and Chancellor at Wilfrid Laurier University, Patel also holds key positions at Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited as Managing Director of Fairfax Consulting Services and as Corporate Director/Chair of the Audit Committee at Canadian Tire Corporation. Additionally, Patel chairs the board for Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities and is a board member of The Ottawa Hospital Foundation. Previously, Patel held significant diplomatic roles as High Commissioner for Canada to India and Ambassador to Nepal and Bhutan. Educational credentials include multiple MBAs from NYU Stern School of Business, The London School of Economics, HEC Paris, and the TRIUM Global Executive MBA program, along with a Bachelor of Arts from Wilfrid Laurier University.
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The Ottawa Hospital Foundation
The Ottawa Hospital Foundation is a team of professional staff and community leaders who are passionately committed to inspiring, enabling, and celebrating community support for The Ottawa Hospital. Through world-class care and research, they provide each patient with exceptional service, compassion, and new hope for their health challenges. The Foundation strives to be the most efficient, effective, and respected hospital foundation in Canada, providing optimal support to The Ottawa Hospital. We work hard to build lifelong relationships with our donors. In 2018-2019, we transferred $17.4 million to The Ottawa Hospital for research and care and we are committed to being accountable to all our stakeholders; utilizing each dollar donated efficiently and effectively; communicating openly and regularly; and providing exemplary governance and accountability practices.