Anne Golden

Anne Golden, Ph.D., C.M., has been President and Chief Executive Officer of The Conference Board of Canada since October 2001. Previous to that, Anne served as President of The United Way of Greater Toronto for 14 years. She has gained national recognition for her role in the public policy arena through chairing two influential task forces: one in 1996 for the provincial government on the future of the Toronto area, and another in 1998 for the City of Toronto and the federal government on homelessness.
Author of numerous publications on public policy issues, Anne has held research positions including Director of Policy Research for the Ontario Liberal Party (1981-82), Special Advisor to the Provincial Leader of the Opposition (1978-81) and Research Coordinator for the Bureau of Municipal Research (1973-78).
Anne is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards — including an appointment by the Governor General as a Member of the Order of Canada – and has several honorary doctorates.