Professional Affiliation

CEO, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Expert Bio

Shelly Jamieson is chief executive officer of the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (the Partnership), an independent organization funded by Health Canada to accelerate action on cancer control for all Canadians. Jamieson also serves on the board of directors of High Liner Foods, the finance committee of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games, the board of the Gordon Foundation, the board of Health Quality Ontario, and is chair of the Ontario Public Service’s Amethyst Awards Selection Committee.

Prior to joining the Partnership in 2012, Jamieson held Ontario’s highest-ranking civil servant role as Secretary of Cabinet, Head of the Ontario Public Service and Clerk of the Executive Council. She also served as Ontario’s Deputy Minister of Transportation. Roles previously held by Jamieson include President of Extendicare Canada, a provider of long-term care and home care; volunteer commissioner on the Health Services Restructuring Commission; and Executive Director of the Ontario Long-Term Care Association.  Early in her career, Jamieson ran her own research and consulting firm specializing in geriatric care environments.

For her work, Jamieson has been inducted into the Hall of Fame of Canada’s Top 100 most powerful women and awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal. Jamieson has a degree in Urban Studies from the University of Toronto and is also a graduate of the Executive Management Program at the Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario.