Omo Akintan
Chief People Officer, City of Toronto, Ontario
A sought after thought leader and a visionary, Omo Akintan has a demonstrated commitment to human resources transformation, reconciliation, equity, and inclusion. As the City of Toronto's Chief People Officer since January of 2019, Omo leads a team of human resources, equity and human rights professionals in delivering programs and services that strengthen and support the City's 37,000+ workforce, enable equitable outcomes for City residents, and promote an inclusive, accessible and discrimination and harassment free environment for employees and service recipients.
A Juris Doctor from the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto, Omo joined the City of Toronto in September 2004 and spent over a decade working as a labour, employment, and human rights lawyer. She has participated in multiple rounds of successful collective bargaining, has been counsel for the City and the Toronto Police Services Board on a range of arbitration and human Rights Tribunal of Ontario cases & was the City lead on the development of Toronto's Indigenous Affairs Office in partnership with Toronto's Indigenous community. Omo is currently co-chair of the University of Toronto Administrative Tribunal, director of Massey Centre for Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents, a volunteer for the Out of the Cold program, and a mentor for the University of Toronto Faculty of Law.
She is currently leading the development and implementation of all people related aspects of the City's COVID-19 response & recovery.
A sought after thought leader and a visionary, Omo Akintan has a demonstrated commitment to human resources transformation, reconciliation, equity, and inclusion. As the City of Toronto's Chief People Officer since January of 2019, Omo leads a team of human resources, equity and human rights professionals in delivering programs and services that strengthen and support the City's 37,000+ workforce, enable equitable outcomes for City residents, and promote an inclusive, accessible and discrimination and harassment free environment for employees and service recipients.
A Juris Doctor from the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto, Omo joined the City of Toronto in September 2004 and spent over a decade working as a labour, employment, and human rights lawyer. She has participated in multiple rounds of successful collective bargaining, has been counsel for the City and the Toronto Police Services Board on a range of arbitration and human Rights Tribunal of Ontario cases & was the City lead on the development of Toronto's Indigenous Affairs Office in partnership with Toronto's Indigenous community. Omo is currently co-chair of the University of Toronto Administrative Tribunal, director of Massey Centre for Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents, a volunteer for the Out of the Cold program, and a mentor for the University of Toronto Faculty of Law.
She is currently leading the development and implementation of all people related aspects of the City's COVID-19 response & recovery.
