Maureen O’Neil
Biography:
MAUREEN O'NEIL is the Chair of the Board of WaterAid international, the coordinating body of international network of charities dedicated to bring clean water and decent toilets to millions of people worldwide. She has worked in the international development and healthcare fields for more than thirty years and so brings a wealth of leadership and governance experience, most recently as President of the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement.
Maureen's previous posts include President of the International Development Research Centre, President of the Ottawa-based North-South Institute, and Interim President of the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development. Maureen also has chaired several not-for-profit organizations and was former Chair of the Board of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, the Board of Trustees of the International Institute for Environment and Development, and the International Advisory Group. She has also represented Canada on the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
In 2011 her contributions to international development, gender equality and human rights were recognized when she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for public service.
https://www.wateraid.org/media/maureen-o-neil-appointed-chair-wateraid-international-board
Activities:
- 2020-01-10 – Pierre Trudeau Centennial — Liberal Internationalism, Then and Now: The Foreign Policy of Pierre Trudeau