David Jaworsky (born 1964)
is a Canadian politician and former
BlackBerry
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executive. He was the
mayor
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of
Waterloo,
Ontario
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from 2014 to 2022. As mayor, he also served on
Waterloo Regional Council
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.
Career
In 1988, Jaworsky received a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the
University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo (UWaterloo, UW, or Waterloo) is a public research university with a main campus in Waterloo, Ontario
Waterloo is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is one of three cities in the Regional Municipality ...
. In 2011, he graduated from the
INSEAD
INSEAD, a contraction of "Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires" () is a non-profit business school that maintains campuses in Europe ( Fontainebleau, France), Asia (Singapore), the Middle East (Abu Dhabi, UAE), and North America (San ...
International Executive Program. After graduating from Waterloo, Jaworsky stayed in the city, first working for IBM. He worked as the global leader of
corporate social responsibility
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at
BlackBerry
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, and served on the Boards of the Greater Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber of Commerce, Communitech and the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation.
He lost his job at BlackBerry in 2012 due to "corporate restructuring".
Jaworsky was elected as mayor of Waterloo in the
2014 municipal elections on a platform of "rebuild(ing) prosperity", "effective government" and promoting a "vibrant and caring community".
He defeated his nearest rival, Erika Traub by over 6,000 votes.
Jaworsky was re-elected in the
2018 municipal elections defeating challenger Kelly Steiss by almost 12,000 votes. Jaworsky ran on a platform improving transportation for all users, and improving infrastructure.
In February 2022, Jaworsky announced he would not be seeking re-election as mayor in the
2022 municipal election. He listed "opening up a new adult complex, a new eastside library, a brand new gymnasium, a new walking track, (a rejuvenated) Waterloo Silver Lake", and a "bigger than ever" Lumin Festival as his accomplishments as mayor.
References
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Mayors of Waterloo, Ontario
Living people
1964 births
University of Waterloo alumni
BlackBerry Limited people
INSEAD alumni
Businesspeople from Ontario
Canadian business executives