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Jim Leech, MBA, was recognized for his philanthropy, receiving the Outstanding Volunteer Award from the Greater Toronto chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals on Nov. 21, 2018. Since retiring as CEO of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan five years ago, Jim has focused on helping others. He became the 14th chancellor of Queen’s (a volunteer position) in July 2014. He is board chair for the Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation and successfully led its $1-billion fundraising campaign. He was also part of an expedition that hiked to the magnetic North Pole in 2014, raising more than $2 million for the True Patriot Love Foundation in support of wounded Canadian veterans.