David Pecaut

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David Kent Pecaut Script error: No such module "If empty".[1] (September 14, 1955 – December 14, 2009) was an American-born Canadian civic leader. He co-founded the Toronto City Summit Alliance where he was a chair on the board of directors.[1]

Personal life

Pecaut was born on September 14, 1955. His parents Richard and Dorothy (Kent) Pecaut[2] raised him in Sioux City, Iowa. He attended West High School before going to Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, 1977) and the University of Sussex (Master of Arts in Philosophy, 1978). He returned to Sioux City to work for Terra Chemicals before moving to Toronto in the 1980s.[3]

Pecaut was appointed member of the Order of Canada in November 2009.[1] He died on September 14, 2009, at his Toronto residence due to colorectal cancer.[4] He was 54 years old and was living with his wife, Helen Burstyn, and their children Lauren Burstyn Lawrence, Amy Burstyn, Sarah Pecaut, and Bec Pecaut.[5][2]

Professional life

Pecaut began his consulting career as a special assistant to the president of Terra Chemicals in Sioux City. He moved to Toronto and joined the Canada Consulting Group (CCG) in the early 1980s. In 1984, he became a partner at Telesis in Rhode Island. He rejoined CCG in 1988, later leading the negotiations that merged the firm with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in 1993 and founded BCG Canada.[6] As a senior partner and managing director of BCG, he played a role in their global strategy, e-commerce, and public policy practices.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Pecaut drove the creation of the LEAP | Pecaut Centre for Social Impact, which was formed in 2012.[7] Co-founding companies of LEAP | Pecaut Centre for Social Impact include BCG Canada, EY, Google, McCarthy Tétrault, The Offord Group and H+K Strategies.[8]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

In 1996, David also contributed to the creation of Career Edge Organization, which helps university and college graduates, people with self-declared disabilities, and newcomers to Canada launching their careers through a paid internship program.[9][10]

He led the formation of the Toronto City Summit Alliance in 2002 and helepd inspire the development of initiatives like DiverseCity, the Emerging Leaders Network, the Toronto Region Research Alliance, Greening Greater Toronto, and Modernizing Income Security for Working Age Adults (MISWAA).[9] He also convened the Toronto Alliance in 2003 to renew tourism after the 2002-2004 SARS outbreak, sparked the formation of the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC), and initiated an award-winning mentorship partnership program.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 2007, Pecaut co-founded Luminato, a Toronto-based international arts festival, with Tony Gagliano.[9][11]

David considered himself an avid supporter of Toronto and devoted himself increasingly to civic entrepreneurship in his later years, referring to his city-building activities as one of the greatest highlights of his life.[12]

Legacy

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Pecaut Square in Toronto

Pecaut Square, originally Metro Square, is a public space located between Metro Hall and Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto. It was renamed after David Pecaut by an unanimous Toronto City Council vote in April 2011.[13][14]

See also

References

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  13. ↑ Moloney, Paul (April 12, 2011). "Metro Square renamed Pecaut Square to honour late city builder". Toronto Star. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
  14. ↑ Knelman, Martin (April 7, 2011). "City renames Metro Square to honour David Pecaut". Toronto Star. Retrieved April 7, 2011.

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