Hugh B. MacLeod
CEO, Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI)
Prior to joining CPSI in February 2010, Hugh held senior positions with the Government of Ontario as Associate Deputy Minister Climate Change Secretariat and Assistant Deputy Minister System Accountability and Performance for the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. During his four years with the Ministry he also was the Executive Lead of the Premiers Health Results Team responsible for a provincial surgical wait time strategy, a provincial primary care strategy and the creation of Local Health Integration networks.
Prior to coming to Ontario in 2003, Hugh held a number of senior executive positions in the province of British Columbia, including Senior Vice President of Vancouver Coastal Health and Senior Vice President of the Health Employers Association of British Columbia.
Hugh has a work record that demonstrates commitment to systems productivity improvement. He has a passion for leadership development and his interest lie in the areas of system/integrative thinking, sustainability and organizational cultures that create high performance.
In addition to his recent appointment as Adjunct Professor – Griffith University Business School, Brisbane Australia, Hugh’s professional activities include;
Senior Fellow – University of Toronto (Canada), Rotman School of Management,
Adjunct Professor - University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC (Canada), Faculty of Medicine
Associate Faculty - Royal Roads University, Victoria BC, (Canada) - Faculty of Social and Applied Science