Vic Gupta

Chief Execuitve Officer at CreateTO

Speaker

As CEO of CreateTO, Vic Gupta is focused on managing the City of Toronto’s real estate assets to unlock the potential of City-owned lands to be activated for the public good. This includes working with our City partners to offer strategic approaches that deliver program needs and support the advancement of Council’s public policy priorities, including building affordable housing within complete communities, creating cultural and employment opportunities, achieving our climate goals and driving economic prosperity. Vic has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors. He served as Principal Secretary to Mayor John Tory during the Mayor’s first term in office. Prior to his time at City Hall, he ran Prime Strategies Group, a public affairs consulting business that he founded in 1999. When the company was acquired in 2011, he ran for elected office, twice as a candidate for the Member of Provincial Parliament in the riding of Richmond Hill. He has a strong focus on diversity, equity and inclusion and was a founding member and the executive sponsor of CreateTO's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee. He is passionate about the arts and entertainment and serves as Vice-Chair of the Board for the Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thompson Hall. Vic has an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Western Ontario.