“Ed stands out for his legal insights, his knowledge of business and finance, and his keen interest in public policy,” commented Robson.
July 31, 2017 – William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the appointment of Edward J. Waitzer (left), former Chair of Stikeman Elliott LLP, as a Senior Fellow.
“Ed stands out for his legal insights, his knowledge of business and finance, and his keen interest in public policy,” commented Robson. “He has contributed to the C.D. Howe Institute’s work in the past, and we look forward to further collaboration.”
Mr. Waitzer was Chair of Stikeman Elliott LLP from 1999 to 2006 and remains a senior partner whose practice focuses on complex business transactions. He also advises on a range of public policy and governance matters.
He is a Professor, the Jarislowsky Dimma Mooney Chair in Corporate Governance, and Director of the Hennick Centre for Business and Law at Osgoode Hall and the Schulich School of Business at York University. He served (1993-1996) as Chair of the Ontario Securities Commission (and of the Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions) and (until 1981) as Vice-President of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
He has written and spoken extensively on a variety of legal and public policy issues and serves or has served as director of a number of corporations, foundations, community organizations, editorial boards and advisory groups. He recently retired as Chair of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario and as Vice-Chair of Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM). He earned his LL.B. (1976) and LL.M. (1981) from the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto.
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