Wanda Hamilton - Chief Executive Officer

Wanda Hamilton is CEO of the Canada-UK Foundation, a small London based charity whose mission is to promote Canada in the UK through education. Canadian by birth, Londoner by choice, she is passionate about creating social change through philanthropy and education. Wanda first joined the charitable sector some 25 years ago and has held various senior leadership positions with both Canadian and British charities.  In her early career she worked in communications and media relations, and prior to that enjoyed four years as special assistant and advisor to two Canadian Cabinet Ministers.

She is a graduate of Carleton University in Ottawa, and in 2019 was recognized by Said Business School, Oxford University as an Outstanding Alumna following her completion of their Advanced Management and Leadership programme in 2015.   She is also a senior mentor for Women of the Future and in 2019 was listed in the Financial Times as one of their 50 Leading Lights in Kindness - building organizations through kindness, authenticity, and collaboration.