
Charlie Wall-Andrews
Charlie Wall-Andrews (MBA, MA, BA, CCIP) is a Trudeau Scholar, creative industry executive and faculty member at the University of Toronto. In addition to having over a decade of management experience, she is an alumna of the prestigious Ariane de Rothschild Fellowship, which specializes in social entrepreneurship and cross-cultural leadership. As Executive Director of SOCAN Foundation, she established many programs such as the Creative Entrepreneur Incubator and Equity X Production Development Program which prepares artists to turn their passion and talent into a sustainable career.
As a leader committed to continuous professional development, she is a Ph.D. in Management candidate at Ted Rogers School of Management specializing in Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, and previously completed her Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Ivey Business School, Master of Arts (MA) at York University, and Bachelor of Arts (BA) at Laurentian University. She is dedicated to advancing scientific research and critical theory in management studies. She conducts such research at the Diversity Institute at Ryerson University. She has also completed the Association of Fundraising Professional’s inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship in Philanthropy program, and she is a graduate of the Cultural Leadership program at the Banff Centre.
Commended for exceptional work, Charlie has been the recipient of many awards. Several of the awards include: ‘Top 30 Under 30’ from Corporate Knights, the ‘Top 40 Under Forty by the Northern Ontario Business Association, ‘the Vital People’ award from Toronto Foundation, and the ‘Alumni Leadership Award’ from her alma mater, and the Social Science Award from the Edmond de Rothschild Foundations, and was appointed an Arts’ Public Scholar from Ryerson University, among others awards. In 2019, she was appointed a Legacy Fellow by the prestigious Ariane de Rothschild Fellowship.
Currently, she is on the Board of Directors of WorkInCulture, and TELUS Community Investment Board, and is the inaugural Vice-Chair of Music Canada’s Advisory Council. Previously she served on the Board of Directors of Choral Canada, Laurentian University, Independent Living, and other non-profit organizations.
She is also an Associate Composer at the Canadian Music Centre, and former recipient of the Nirvan Bhavana fellowship for her contemporary artistic practice. She has received many grants from Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council, and Canada Council for the Arts for her artistic endeavours.
Accolades, Awards, Fellowships and Grants:
Top 40 Under 40
Top 30 Under 30 Canada – from Corporate Knights
Toronto Foundation – Vital People Award
Laidlaw Foundation
Nirvan Bhavan Fellowship Recipient
Toronto Foundation – Vital People Award
Bill Graham
Ontario Centres of Excellence
Banff Centre – Cultural Leaders Fellowship
AFP Foundation (Fellowship in diversity and inclusion)
Canadian Arts Summit Leadership Fellow 2018
Professional Experiences:
University of Toronto
SOCAN Foundation
COSI
G27
Choral Canada
CUPE 3903
SGA AGÉ
Sudbury Symphony Orchestra
Independent Living Sudbury Manitoulin
Inspirations Orchestra
Singing Out
Common Thread Chorus
Playwrights Guild of Canada
Factor
LGBT Giving Network
Ontario Arts Foundation
Laurentian University
Member of Senate
Various Contract jobs throughout the institution
Work In Culture
Telus
York University
The Coalition for Music Education
Artscape
National Youth Arts Week
CIMA
Ontario Arts Council
TD Creative Entrepreneur Incubator
Education:

BFA (Hons)

MA

MBA

Ph.D. Candidate