About Mentors
While Fellows are the academic senior counterparts to our Scholars, Mentors provide the essential non-academic perspective. As senior role models outside of the Academic setting, Mentors are inspiring, eminent practitioners and successful leaders in their own right.
Mentors play an essential role in the development of new Scholars. They are role models outside academia, inspiring with their professional achievements and valuable skills.
Mentors play an essential role in the development of new Scholars. They are role models outside academia, inspiring with their professional achievements and valuable skills.
Eminent Practitioners and Accomplished Leaders
Mentors stem from various sectors and professional domains, whether private, public, para-public or non-profit. Their professional achievements and range of skills are of great value to our Scholars.
They share their knowledge, for instance, about communication and public engagement, team and project management, financial and entrepreneurial skills, social innovation, negotiation, networking, creative and design thinking, and resilience in the face of adversity.
They share their knowledge, for instance, about communication and public engagement, team and project management, financial and entrepreneurial skills, social innovation, negotiation, networking, creative and design thinking, and resilience in the face of adversity.
Testimonials from Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Mentors
"My favorite part of being a mentor has been getting to know the scholars, along with all of the other mentors and fellows in our cohort. We've become a very close community, very supportive, mutually supportive community. The scholars in particular are remarkable young Canadians. They are bright, they are curious, they are engaged and they are passionate about making this country and the world a better place."
– Barbara Grantham, 2022 Mentor