Dr. Diane T. Finegood, PhD is a Professor and Fellow at Simon Fraser University's Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue. Her academic career has spanned a broad range of disciplines and leadership experiences.  She is currently the Executive Director of the Canadian Health Services and Policy Research Alliance.  She served as President & CEO of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research(2012-2016) and inaugural Scientific Director of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (2000-2008).

Diane is also an internationally recognized academic with scholarly work in a range of disciplines and problems including the fundamental science of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, application of mathematical modeling to physiological systems, new models for population health science, cross sector partnership, and complex adaptive systems.  She has published more than 140 peer reviewed papers and book chapters, received a total of $35 million in grants and awards.  Diane has received numerous honors and awards for scientific excellence, leadership and mentorship including Fellowship in the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, the Fredrick G Banting and Young Scientist Awards from the Canadian Diabetes Association and a YWCA Women of Distinction award in Science, Research and Medicine.