Board of Directors

Marc Kealey

Chairman of the Board of Directors
  • Over 30 years’ experience in business and advocacy
  • Active in prescription drug reform, smoke free legislation, cannabis regulation and cross border healthcare initiatives
  • Rich practical experience in governance, public policy and politics
  • A political advisor to former Prime Minister Rt. Hon. John N. Turner from 1984-1990
  • Was responsible for health policy and political strategy for Prime Minister Turner and was a key advisor and tactician in the federal elections of 1984 and 1988

Pauline Zhou

Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
  • Renowned expert in career education with more than 20 years of experience on international education management
  • Exceptional knowledge and experience in managing public companies, especially in developing strategies, business administration, and acquisition 
  • Contribution to the training of more than 100,000 IFM and ICAD
  • Having donated more than 1 million CAD over the last 20 years
  • Received Peace Prize of the Chinese Association of the UN and the Education Excellence Award of the UN International Collaboration Agency
  • Recipient of Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Award

Honorable Peter M. Milliken

Director
  • Well-known Canadian lawyer and politician
  • Longest serving speaker of the House of Commons in Canadian history
  • Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford in England
  • Bachelor of Laws from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario

Simon Tang

Director
  • Famous M&A and fund management expert
  • Bachelor of Arts from the University of Utah
  • Master’s in Global Geopolitics from Brigham Young University
  • Ph.D. in Economics and History from the University of California, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota School of Law

William Chai

Director
  • Over 35 years’ experience in business investment, venture capital investment, fund management, and fundraising
  • Served as one of the founding partners of Global Call to Action Against Poverty, a nonprofit organization and global network
  • Master of Science in Systems Engineering from Arizona State University
  • EMBA degree in Business Administration from National Chengchi University in Taiwan
  • an honorary doctorate degree in Management from the International Academy of Public Welfare Corporation