Robert Scott Alexander "Rob" MacIsaac (born 1962) is the president and CEO of

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, a medical group composed of six unique hospitals and a cancer centre located in

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, Canada.

Family and early life

MacIsaac was born on February 5, 1962, at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton to Rita and Archibald (Arch) MacIsaac. He has two older brothers. In 1987, MacIsaac severed part of his C5 vertebrae after diving into shallow water while camping. He recovered, but has reduced neck movement. MacIsaac married Anne Wood and had two daughters: Sarah and Catherine.

Education

MacIsaac completed his undergraduate degree in Economics at 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 1984 and received a law degree at the

University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO), also known as Western University or Western, is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by resident ...

in 1987. He was called to the Bar in 1989.

Professional life

On November 6, 2008,

Mohawk College Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology is a public college of applied arts and technology located in Hamilton, Ontario. Established in 1966, the college currently has five main campuses: the Fennell Campus on the Hamilton Mountain, the M ...

announced MacIsaac as their new President. MacIsaac remained the president of Mohawk College until January 31, 2014, and he assumed his new role as President and CEO of Hamilton Health Sciences on February 1, 2014. MacIsaac is the former chair of

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, the provincial planning agency responsible for the

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and

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. MacIsaac is a former mayor of

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. He was first elected to Burlington city council in November 1991. MacIsaac served two terms representing Ward 1 at city and regional councils. In 1997, he was elected

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of Burlington and was subsequently acclaimed for two more terms. In March 2006, he did not seek re-election. On October 12, 2006, Ontario Minister of Transportation

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nominated MacIsaac to be Chair of the Greater Toronto Transportation Authority, which is now known as Metrolinx. During his term as Mayor of the City of Burlington, MacIsaac became involved in several growth management initiatives for the Greater

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. As a member of the Ontario Smart Growth Panel, he chaired the sub-panel responsible for developing a growth management strategy for Central Ontario. This work proved influential in the Province's Places to Grow Plan. MacIsaac subsequently chaired a Provincial task force that established the founding principles for a permanent

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for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. MacIsaac is Honorary Chair of the Carpenter Hospice, a residential hospice in Burlington that he helped found while still Mayor. He is on the board of directors of the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) and Canadian Urban Transportation Association (CUTA).

References

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Family and early life

Education

Professional life

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