Jodi White
Jodi White is a Canadian philanthropist and political operative who served as Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister under Kim Campbell in 1993.Career
White once held the post of President of the Public Policy Forum, an independent, national, non-profit organization with a mandate to promote better public policy and better public management through dialogue among leaders from the public, private, labour and voluntary sectors.
White is the first woman in Canadian history to lead a national election campaign. She directed the 1997 national election campaign of then Progressive Conservative Party of Canada leader Jean Charest. White also sits on the board of directors for the Canadian International Council.
She was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012. On December 13, 2013, White was invested as a Member of the Order of Canada for her role in "promoting civic dialogue in Canada ... social and environmental philanthropy".Personal life
White holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from Carleton University. While there, she joined the sorority Alpha Phi.
