Tony Gaffney

Managing Partner Toronto

Tony Gaffney is Managing Partner, Board and CEO Services at Odgers Berndtson in Canada. He brings over 25 years of extensive Board, CEO and C-suite leadership experience across a wide variety of sectors and organizations.

Tony was CEO of Aon Hewitt, Canada and a key member of their Global Executive Committee. Before joining Aon Hewitt, Tony was a Managing Partner at Accenture, and has served as the President and CEO of Bell Nexxia and as the CEO of BCE Emergis. He has also held international leadership positions with MCI Telecommunications, SHL Systemhouse Inc., and Andersen Consulting.

Tony holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.A.I.) degree and M.A. from Trinity College Dublin, and is a graduate of the Rotman Corporate Directors program (ICD.D). He currently serves on the board of Altus Group, and has previously served on the following boards: Loblaws, President’s Choice Bank, BCE Emergis (ED), the Toronto Region Board of Trade, Bishop Strachan School, Crescent School, Canada’s Walk of Fame and the United Way Cabinet. While serving on these boards, Tony has chaired both CEO and director search committees.