Michel Kelly-Gagnon, president and chief executive of the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI), is one of six people from Quebec to receive Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 award. The winners were chosen from among 1,100 nominees by an independent selection committee made up of 25 leaders from the business world across Canada. The selection criteria consisted of the following: vision and leadership, innovation and results, impact, community commitment and business strategy.
Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 has honored leaders in the private, public and community sectors for the last 14 years. This award recognizes the role played by Michel Kelly-Gagnon as a major voice in public policy debate in Quebec and across Canada. He headed MEI from 1998 to 2006 and succeeded in turning MEI into one of the biggest French-speaking think tanks in the world with a major media presence.
Congratulations, Michel!