Thomas Axworthy

Thomas Axworthy assumed his current position as the President and CEO of the Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation in 2009. In addition to his work with the Gordon Foundation, Tom has been Executive Director of the CRB Foundation in Montreal and the Historica Foundation in Toronto. As well, he is a longstanding board member of the Harmony Foundation, which specializes in environmental education. He was Senior Policy Advisor and Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. In 1984, he went to Harvard University as a Fellow of the Institute of Politics at the Kennedy School of Government, and was subsequently appointed visiting Mackenzie King Chair of Canadian Studies. He is also a former Chair of the Centre for the Study of Democracy, School of Policy Studies and Queen’s University. In 2002, he was appointed Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition of his achievements in heritage education, civics and citizenship.