Appointee Biographies

LEE GREENBERG

Lee Greenberg is a Principal at Policy Concepts Inc., a Toronto-based public affairs firm. For more than a decade, Lee led political coverage for a major Canadian daily newspaper. He is the winner of a prestigious National Newspaper Award. Following his time in journalism, Lee served in progressively senior corporate communications roles in the energy and infrastructure sectors, then as Executive Director of Communications in two different Ministers’ offices. He was a Board member at Skilled Trades Ontario and is a proud volunteer in his community, having served in numerous roles including as a youth mentor with Pathways to Education. Lee holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western University and a master’s degree from the University of Edinburgh. He lives in Toronto with his wife and three children.

GEOFF POLLOCK

Geoff Pollock is a husband, father & lawyer, currently serving as an Elected Bencher with the Law Society of Ontario. He is thrice an Alumnus of Western University: Hons. BA, JD & MBA. During his time at Western, he also served as an Officer in the Canadian Army Reserves. He currently serves on the Board of Governors of Western. Twelve years ago, Geoff founded his law firm, Geoff Pollock & Associates. Geoff sits as an Adjudicator on the Law Society Tribunal. In his free time, Geoff volunteers as Duty Counsel for Pro Bono Law Ontario. He is also a Director of the Ontario Judicial Education Network. He has previously served as a Director of the Churchill Society. Geoff has been married to Evgeniya for 12 years. They have three small & very energetic children, Daniel (11), Elizabeth (10) and Alexandra (5). The family is passionate about hockey. All three children play, while Geoff both plays and coaches. When not on the ice, the family can be found enjoying Geoff's creations on his beloved Big Green Egg BBQ.

ELIZABETH MACCABE

Elizabeth Maccabe, of Grand Bend, is an Audit Partner at Ernst & Young LLP. She is also a former Vice-President of Finance at Cosma International Group. Her community involvement has included serving as Chair of United Way for London and Middlesex.

JOHN SIMCOE

John Simcoe is a client service Partner with extensive experience solving business problems with large, multi-national companies as well as emerging growth companies, private companies of various sizes and large private family-owned enterprises. John’s experience includes assisting companies with complex accounting and reporting matters, securities offerings and M&A transactions as well as managing risks of doing business internationally. John has also worked abroad serving companies with operations in Europe, Asia and South America. John has been a partner with PwC Canada for 30 years. John attained an Honours Business Administration degree from the Ivey Business School and is a Chartered Professional Accountant (Ontario) and a U.S. Certified Public Accountant (Illinois). He is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Ballet of Canada (2014 – present). From 2003 – 2012 he served on the Board of Directors of the Ontario Media Development Corporation, chair of its Audit Committee.