Mariana Catz brings over 20 years of transformational leadership nationally and internationally in the not for profit, public, and private sectors. As Managing Partner at reSolved, she leads strategy and operations for the firm, which provides consulting and technology solutions to of the largest, high-profile funding organizations globally. Previously, as Chief Operating Officer at the Ontario Trillium Foundation, she directed the complete overhaul of the Foundation and positioned it as a leader in Open Data and Outcomes-based funding.
She began her career at the Ontario Ministry of Health as Policy Associate in the Long-Term Care Division as Special Advisor to the Health Minister. She was the founding Chief Information Officer at Baycrest Geriatric Center and the Center for Addiction and Mental Health. With a special appointment as Chief Advisor for eHealth for Health Canada in Ottawa, she was involved in the creation of Canada Health Infoway. Mariana brings a global perspective having been a Partner at Accenture Inc., where she worked internationally in health informatics and healthcare strategy. Prior to that she was a Technical Officer at the World Health Organization in Geneva where she collaborated with a global team to develop the International Classification System of Disabilities and Handicaps (ICDIH).
She holds a Master’s in Health Science from the University of Toronto and is Adjunct Faculty at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation. She has received multiple awards throughout her career, including the University of Toronto Health Administration Graduate Society Literary Award, the Canadian College of Health Services Executives Award for Excellence in Health Administration, and the Alan Hay Award for excellence in health administration residency. She was a founding Board member of Sage Care, a home for seniors with dementia, and she has served on several community Boards. Currently she sits on the Advisory Board of Closing The Gap Healthcare and Toronto Jewish Freeloan.