Stephen Borys, Director and CEO of the Winnipeg Art Gallery and Qaumajuq, has long been a fierce advocate for the power of art to change lives and make a difference in the community. At the WAG, Dr. Borys led the development and building of Canada’s Inuit art centre, Qaumajuq, responding to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action and the WAG’s own Indigenous Advisory Circle. He initiated the first institution-wide Equity study and report among Canadian art museums. Dr. Borys holds a PhD in Art History from McGill University, MA from the University of Toronto, BA Honours from the University of Winnipeg, and an Executive MBA. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg, and previously held senior posts at The Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota; Florida State University; Allen Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio; and the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Dr. Borys is a graduate of the Getty Museum Leadership Institute, and was awarded the Business and Arts Peter Herrndorf Art Leadership Award in 2023, Order of Manitoba in 2020, and the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum and Diamond Jubilee Medals in 2022 and 2012. He is a member of the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board and the Economic Development Winnipeg board, and a past board president of the Canadian Art Museum Directors Organization.