Former Ambassador Nadir Patel is a Management Consultant and Corporate Director. He currently serves as Senior Strategic Advisor at global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, managing director at Fairfax Consulting Services, and strategic advisor to the President of Huron University at Western. In addition to The Ottawa Hospital Foundation Board, Mr. Patel concurrently serves on the Board of Directors of Canadian Tire Corporation where he also chairs the Audit Committee, as well as Board Chairman at Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities.

Prior to his current roles, Mr. Patel held several senior government positions over a distinguished career in Canada’s public service. Most recently, he served as Canada’s High Commissioner for the Republic of India, with concurrent accreditation as Canada’s Ambassador to Nepal, and Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bhutan until 2021. He also previously served as Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer for Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development and as Canada’s Consul General in Shanghai. He brings a wealth of experience in strategic planning, finance, human resources, risk management, information technology, procurement, and international relations, and has served on the Boards of several public, private, crown corporations, and not-for-profit organizations.

Mr. Patel holds a joint MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business, London School of Economics and Political Science, and HEC (Paris) School of Management.