Head of the Cultural Policy Hub at OCAD University
Kelly Wilhelm (she/her) is a consultant and strategist with more than 25 years’ experience leading policy and innovation in Canadian government, the arts, media, creative industries, and the not-for-profit sector. She is founding Head of the Cultural Policy Hub at OCAD University, a national partnership among researchers, policy-makers, artists and creators to develop informed, inclusive and integrated cultural policy, and Adjunct Professor in the School of Graduate Studies. In her consulting projects, she provides leadership and strategy for program and policy renewal at the local, provincial/territorial and national levels.
Kelly was previously Chief of Staff to the federal Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency for the Regions of Quebec, Chief Strategy Officer at the Canada Media Fund, Senior Policy Advisor to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, and Director of Policy, Planning and Strategic Foresight at the Canada Council for the Arts. She is an equity ally and champion with a track record of deep community engagement and oversight of action-oriented, data-driven equity and inclusion strategies.
