Daniel Safayeni

Daniel Safayeni is Vice President, Policy at the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) where he leads a team of analysts that sets the policy priorities and positioning of the largest provincial chamber of commerce in Canada through principled research and analysis. He founded and Co-chair’s Ontario Cannabis Policy Council. He also founded the OCC’s Workforce Development Policy Council. Prior to joining the OCC in 2018, Daniel held senior-level positions at the U.S. Department of State and the C.D. Howe Institute. Daniel is a Director at the Empire Club of Canada, a member of George Brown College’s Program Advisory Committee and the Conference Board of Canada’s Research Advisory Board.