Francine Beck

Francine Beck is an accomplished communication strategist and former journalist, with more than 25 years of experience, including executive leadership positions at a number of global communication agencies. She is former communications lead for Catalyst in Canada, supporting global strategies to advance gender equity and inclusion in the workplace, and former agency lead for Toronto’s bid for the 2008 Olympic Games, running media centres in Moscow and Toronto, and engaging with governments, corporations and media around the world. She has worked for and contributed to some of Canada’s top media outlets and has won awards for leading multi-agency public awareness campaigns and innovative employee engagement strategies.