Glen Murray is the chief executive officer and president of the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI). CUI is Canada's leading urban regional applied policy centre. CUI has been a global leader in developing and implementing strategies for regional, cultural environmental, economic and social sustainability. As the former Mayor of Winnipeg for six years, Glen's vision for urban centers is anchored in practical and very successful experience on the council floor, working with business and union leaders, and collaborating with other levels of government. His vision for a new deal for cities started with the formation of the C5 - a coalition of mayors from five Canadian cities. It was during that time that he became the first chair of the Big City Mayors Caucus 2002. Glen and the CUI team have been delivering internationally recognized excellence in integrated regional planning and solutions for 20 years.

He was appointed by the Prime Minister of Canada to the chair of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy, where his extensive experience in municipal government is helping to shape environmental policy and respond to climate change in Canada. Glen is a member of the Province of Ontario's advisory council on Climate Change, and the Ontario Growth Secretariat blue ribbon panel of the Greater Golden Horsehow Growth Plan.

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