Alastair Woods supports the HEQCO research team by developing policy lenses and frameworks for their projects. Alastair brings insight and experience from over a decade in Ontario’s postsecondary education system; he previously served in various roles at the Ministry of Colleges and Universities (MCU), the Ontario Council for Articulation and Transfer (ONCAT), the Council of Ontario Universities (COU) and the Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario (CFS-O). He has also worked independently with colleges, universities and other stakeholders as a consultant, using design-thinking to develop new approaches to accommodations for students with disabilities. Most recently, Alastair served as senior policy advisor on the MCU Secretariat for the Blue-Ribbon Panel on Postsecondary Education Financial Sustainability.
Alastair holds a Master of Design in strategic foresight and innovation from the Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCAD U), where his research focused on the historical and cultural roots of ‘tech panics’ in response to new communication technologies. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts (honours) from York University in international development and political science, where he was one of the university’s candidates for the 2013 Canada Rhodes Scholarship.
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