Robert Barnard

Robert Barnard has a diverse work experience spanning several decades. Robert co-founded YouthfulCities in 2012, where they focused on the role of youth in urbanization. In 2020, they also took on the position of Executive Director for Pivot 2020 - good work*, changing cities. Robert has been a Fellow at Simon Fraser University's Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue since April 2020. In 1994, they founded and served as the CEO, Co-founder, and President of decode, a global strategic consultancy that focuses on youth-related challenges. Prior to that, they founded Generation 2000 in 1991.

Robert Barnard attended Leaside High School from 1981 to 1985, and subsequently graduated from Western University in 1991 with a Bachelor of Social Science degree in Geography.