Global Ideas Institute  

2010-11 Mentor Profiles

Jacob Gregory | Remi Kanji | Anya Kilibarda | Dennis Lee | Dylan Marando | Liam McGuinty | Leah Nosal | Rufina Park | Erin Riley | Rajin Singh | Tina Sriskandarajah

DYLAN MARANDO is a Cardario Fellow in the Master of Public Policy program at the School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Toronto. His research interests are financial management, governance, and innovation in customer service. Dylan holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto, where he graduated with distinction and received the C.L Burton Scholarship, the Knowlton-Mercier Prize, the W.B Dunphy Medal, the Master of Public Policy Fellowship, and the Cardario Fellowship.

Beginning in 2006, Dylan served as a Director of Schools for the Children of the World Canada. He traveled to Central America in 2007 and 2008 to help the organization with school-building projects. In 2010, he was named President of SCW Canada. Dylan has also worked with an Ottawa-based consulting group to help develop a financial management handbook for governments in developing countries.

Most recently, Dylan completed a financial policy internship in the Treasury Board Office, Ontario Ministry of Finance, where he is now a junior financial policy analyst. Additionally, Dylan is a research assistant with the Public Policy and Governance Portal, is acting as a consultant for the Toronto City Summit Alliance, and is a former federal candidate for the Green Party of Canada.