Gordon Vala-Webb

Gordon Vala-Webb is an innovation professional, organization transformer, and an award-winning knowledge management practitioner and thought leader. He has 17+ years of experience working to make organizations smarter.

Gordon has seen many different kinds of organization from the inside: he worked in a union, as a government policy advisor, was part of the leadership team at a software start-up, led the Board of Directors into the successful merger of three non-profits into one, and directed teams working to transform organizations in both the private and public-sectors.

He now consults, speaks at events, conducts workshops and writes.

Previously roles he has had include Director of Innovation and Information at McMillan LLP, Director of Knowledge Management for PwC Canada, and Cabinet Office Policy Advisor (Ontario). His teams have won Jive World's "New Ways in Business," N/ng's Top Ten Intranets, and the Showcase Ontario Award for Organizational Transformation.

He is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Association of Innovation Professionals (IAOIP) and hold a Master’s degree in the Management of Technology.

He lives in Toronto, Canada.