Victor Severino
Vice President / Former Assistant Deputy Minister, Toronto Region Board of Trade
Public Administration, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Specialized Honours 1988
Tell prospective students a bit about the work you do.
Currently Vice President of Toronto Region Board of Trade. During OPS career, held several assistant deputy minister positions in the Cabinet Office and ministries of infrastructure and economic development, leading policy portfolios in international and internal trade, business supports, red tape reduction, regional economic development, small business, and land use planning. As assistant deputy minister responsible for pandemic response, was instrumental in standing up N95 respirator and medical grade nitrile gloves facilities in Ontario, and the domestic production of other critical PPE.
Tell prospective students a bit about how your studies at York helped you to get where you are today.
The multi-disciplinary nature of the program allowed me to explore different approaches to identifying and resolving public policy issues. By the time graduation came around, I had all of the tools necessary to successfully compete for public sector jobs across a variety of disciplines and policy areas.
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