More about our guest:
Benjamin L. Shinewald is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada. Among other things, Benjamin’s responsibilities include BOMA BEST, Canada’s leading environmental assessment and certification program for commercial real estate. During his tenure, BOMA BEST has grown rapidly and is now expanding worldwide.
Prior to joining BOMA in 2012, Benjamin served as the CEO of Canadian Jewish Congress.
Earlier, he served in the Privy Council Office in Ottawa and practiced law in Toronto at Torys. He also served as a Law Clerk to the Chief Justice of Israel, worked for the Leader of the Democratic Party of Hong Kong, served in the Canadian Mission to the OECD in Paris and worked for the Winnipeg Jets Hockey Club.
Benjamin has won various awards including an Action Canada Fellowship, which named him “one of Canada’s best and brightest emerging leaders,” and a European Union Visitors Programme Fellowship, which recognized him as a “young, promising leader.”
Benjamin was educated at the University of Toronto, the London School of Economics, the University of Manitoba and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is regularly published in leading newspapers and appears as a commentator on radio and television.
Benjamin is active in the community, serving on various community boards including Ve’ahavta: A Jewish Humanitarian Response to Poverty. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Toronto.
Released: June 1, 2020