Giles Gherson is a Canadian civil servant and journalist. He was editor-in-chief of the Edmonton Journal and Toronto Star newspapers. He has worked as a civil servant in the Ontario government since 2007 and is currently the Deputy Minister of Ontario's Ministry of Economic Development and Growth and Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science.[1]
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| Employer | Ontario government |
Early life
editGherson and a twin sister were born in London, England to Joan and Randolph Gherson.[2][3][4]
He earned a BA in history from Queen's University in 1978. He worked on the campus newspaper, The Queen's Journal.[5]
Career
editJournalism
editGherson worked as a journalist for more than 20 years.[6] He was business editor of The Globe and Mail.
He was editor-in-chief of the Edmonton Journal. He was editor-in-chief of the Toronto Star from 2004 to 2006.[7]
Civil service
editGherson was principal secretary for social security reform with the Canadian Government at Human Resources Development Canada. He was appointed Deputy Minister of Communications and the Ontario Government's Associate Secretary of the Cabinet on 8 March 2007.[8]
In July 2008, Gherson was appointed Deputy Minister of Policy and Delivery and Associate Secretary of the Cabinet, and in November 2011, he became Deputy Minister of Government and Consumer Services.
Gherson was appointed Deputy Minister of Research and Innovation and Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Infrastructure in September 2014, and Deputy Minister Responsible for Small Business in January 2017.[citation needed]
Board memberships
editGherson serves on the board of directors of Toronto Financial Service Alliance (TFSA).[9] He is an observer to the board of Next Generation Manufacturing (NGM) Canada.[10][11] He is an ex officio member of the board of Communitech.[12]
Personal life
editReferences
edit- ^ "CityAge: Toronto". toronto.cityage.org. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "Gherson chosen as editor-in-chief of the Toronto Star". Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Joan GHERSON's Obituary on Ottawa Citizen". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ a b "globeandmail.com: GHERSON". v1.theglobeandmail.com. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "Wisdom from a veteran | The Journal". www.queensjournal.ca. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "Giles Bio" (PDF). University of Ontario Institute of Technology. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "Toronto Star management shakeup sees new publisher, editor | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "Gherson appointed to Ont. government post". Toronto Star. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "Board of Directors | Toronto Financial Services Alliance". www.tfsa.ca. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "Next Generation Manufacturing Canada". www.ngmcanada.com. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "Navdeep Bains and the Silicon Plant People from Saskatchewan - Macleans.ca". Macleans.ca. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "Board of directors – Communitech". www.communitech.ca. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
External links
editMinistry of Economic Development and Growth, Province of Ontario