Thomas O’Neill

Thomas O’Neill, BCom, was named “2019 Catalyst Canada Honours Champion, Special Recognition” in November 2019 for his efforts to advance women in the workplace. “[Tom’s] unwavering commitment to looking beyond gender to identify and support talent, and encouraging other leaders to do the same has helped to ensure a robust pipeline of talented women executives in this country,” said Tanya van Biesen, BCom’91, Catalyst Canada’s executive director, in giving the award. A former executive with PwC, Tom has long championed and mentored women. At PwC he was responsible for corporate policy changes benefiting women, many of which were put in place long before being considered by other organizations. These changes included flexible work arrangements, additional reimbursement options for childcare and a ban on reimbursements for clubs that did not allow membership for women.