Chief Executive Officer
rick [ at ] wellesleyinstitute.com
Rick Blickstead is currently the Chief Executive Officer at the Wellesley Institute, an independent non-profit research and policy institute working to advance health equity through community-based research, community engagement, social innovation and policy development. Rick received his Honours Bachelor of Commerce from Carleton University, his Masters in Business Administration from the University of Toronto and has completed the YPO Presidents Academy at the Harvard Business School. Rick serves on a number of private and public sector Boards in Canada and the United States, including the Young Presidents Organization, the Children's Aid Foundation, and the Life Store Medical Group LLP.
With broad experience as a senior executive in both Canada and the United States, Rick has specialized in business and organizational revitalization, strategy development and Board governance. He has successfully repositioned mass and specialty retail, healthcare, and government agencies as well as public sector companies and institutions.
Rick is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto in the area of strategic revitalization of public and private sector organizations.
Board Positions: Young President's Organization- Chapter Chairman (Ontario), YPO Canadian Council- Exec. Committee, Children's Aid Foundation (Treasurer: Exec Committee), and other institutions.