Marc Kealey

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With over 30 years in healthcare management and advocacy, Marc Kealey is a leading voice for transformation. He is the Chief Advocate and founder of K&A Inc., a public policy, project management consultancy with clients in Canada and abroad. His success is honed through years of practical experience in governance, public policy development and management. Well networked, he serves clients in the areas of energy, gaming, healthcare, and agriculture with projects in several countries including Asia, Latin America, USA, and Canada. Kealey has been instrumental in crafting complex policy decisions in Canada and globally.
From 2004 to 2007, he served as CEO of the largest pharmacy organization in Canada. He steered the organization through the toughest issues of the day including the Transparent Drug System for Patients Act. Recognized in North America as a leading advocate for the preservation of the multi-billion dollar prescription drug industry, he is an advocate for the elimination of cross border re-importation and drug security. Through his network, he lectures globally on related issues.
Prior to 2004, Kealey served as GM of Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd (AECL) , he was part of AECL CANDU technology team in China and Eastern Europe. He delivered value by being interface with governments
and linked CANDU technology with Canadian healthcare system design in Qinshan, China and Cernavoda, Romania. In China he capitalized on the great work of Dr. Norman Bethune and in Romania linked Canadian health and social services to the region where nuclear facilities are located. He continues advocacy for Bethune in China and CANDU nuclear.
From 1990 to 1999, Kealey served as VP of Planning and Development at Whitby General Hospital and steered the transition from community hospital to part of a regional system now known as Lakeridge Health System. He facilitated collaboration among the six hospitals in Durham region and fostered consensus to integrate all hospitals into one system. He served as an advisor to former Prime Minster Rt. Hon. John N. Turner from 1984 to 1990 on federal/provincial relations. He and Prime Minister Turner remained colleagues even after they both left politics and campaigned for causes like water sustainability and democracy throughout the world.
Mr. Kealey sits on a number of boards including Canada India Foundation, Jamaica Disaster Relief and Resilience Initiative, Doctors Federation for the World; China Association of TCM; the Bethune Foundation and Wounds Canada as well as publicly traded companies. He is well traveled internationally and lectures on healthcare and democracy. In 2005 he and Prime Minister John Turner represented Canada in Israel for the anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. In 2004 he led a delegation to Ukraine to oversee that country’s move to democracy. In 2017, he became a Knight in the Order of France.
He is a graduate of St. Jerome’s University at the University of Waterloo in Ontario and attended Kent State University in Ohio. He lives in Mississauga, Ontario Canada.