Team
Meet the team behind Better Canada Institute
Leadership
Nejeed Kassam
Executive Director
Christian Griffiths
Head of Operations
Nikitha Gopal
Head of Research
Meaghan Irons
Editor in Chief
Vinnie Jain
Head of Communications
Researchers
Kevin Mahadeo
Deputy Head of Research
Hafsa Durrani
Research Analyst
Mahmoud Rahim
Research Analyst
Sunayana Nimbu
Research Analyst
Rachel Emery
Research Analyst
Zainab Khorakiwala
Research Analyst
Savannah Guilbeault
Research Analyst
Jacob Shuker
Research Analyst
Aateka Rajab
Research Analyst
Editors
Jack Walsh
Editor
Joe Ralko
Editor
Joshua De Pinto
Editor
Christine Lee
Editor
Mina Mikhail
Editor
Pandora Ziu-Shkrebic
Editor
Salwa Abbasi
Editor
Partnerships and Communications
Stephanie Choi
Awards Coordinator
Viola Tian
Partnerships Coordinator
Data
Andrew Plummer
Data Engineer
Natália Calijorne
Data Analyst
Puru Shah
Data Engineer
Tyler Sousa
Data Engineer
Nicole Jarrett
Data Analyst
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