Director, Research and Innovation
Sapna Mahajan provides strategic leadership to help Genome Canada bring genomics solutions to global societal and economic challenges. She has substantial national and international experience as a leader in public affairs, research, policy and program implementation in the health sector.
For more than a decade, Sapna was a director at the Mental Health Commission of Canada. She co-chairs the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Workplace Wellness and Resilience Working Group and is a member of the World Health Organization’s Guidelines Working Group. She also serves as a board member of the Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre, the CHEO Research Institute and Mindful Employer. She is a founding member of the Guardian Council for the UK-based organization Togetherall and a member of the International Expert Advisory Committee for Aga Khan University’s Brain and Mind Institute.
She holds a master’s degree in international health (health policy and management) from Boston University.