Officer of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 2022-05-19
Invested on: 2024-05-02
Naomi Sara Azrieli, O.C.
Toronto, Ontario
Naomi Azrieli brings people and institutions together to address issues related to science, health, education and community. Chair and CEO of the Azrieli Foundation, she has helped it grow into the largest foundation of its kind in Canada and created numerous initiatives that enrich the country and uphold her family’s legacy of giving. As chair of the Brain Canada Foundation, she has helped increase the scale and scope of and support for Canadian brain research across the public, private and voluntary sectors. She is a passionate advocate for people who are neurodiverse, caregivers and Holocaust survivors.