Executive DirectorSocial Innovation Generation (SiG)
Tim Draimin is Executive Director of Social Innovation Generation (SiG), a partnership founded by The JW McConnell Family Foundation, Toronto’s MaRS innovation hub, and the University of Waterloo. SiG focuses on strengthening Canada’s enabling ecosystem and public policies for deploying social innovation for system change. Tim is a frequent advisor to government, non-profits and business. He is a member of governance or advisory boards of Trico Foundation, Partnership Brokers Association, Grand Challenges Canada, Social Innovation Exchange (SIX), Centre for Social Innovation (CSI), and MaRS Centre for Impact Investing. Tim convened the Canadian Task Force on Social Finance, proposing a seven-point agenda for mobilizing private capital for public good.