Businesses, organizations, and governments looking to succeed as demographics shift and the pace of change increases turn to Ilona Dougherty. Her engaging and insightful presentations draw on original interdisciplinary research to support leaders as they build strong intergenerational teams and recruit and retain young talent.
Dougherty is an award-winning social innovator and a respected researcher. As the co-creator and managing director of the Youth and Innovation Project at the University of Waterloo, her work is often featured in the media, including the Globe and Mail, the Financial Post, The New York Times, CTV, Global, and CBC, among many others. Dougherty has also advised several companies including the Royal Bank of Canada, the Government of Canada, Recipe Unlimited, the Coaching Association of Canada, YMCA Canada, and many more.
Dougherty has extensive leadership and governance experience having co-founded and led several organizations. This includes Apathy is Boring, a Canadian non-partisan social enterprise that Dougherty co-founded at the age of 23 to educate youth about democracy and encourage them to vote.
Named one of the “Top 100 Most Powerful Women” in Canada by the Women’s Executive Network, Dougherty has been recognized with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, a Global Ashoka Fellowship, and a Yukon Women’s Award. Dougherty is fully bilingual and delivers presentations in both English and French.
