Ted Garrard is Chief Executive Officer of SickKids Foundation which supports one of the world’s leading centres for pediatric care, research and learning – the Hospital for Sick Children. The Foundation raises more than $190 million annually, has endowments valued in excess of $1.2 billion and is the largest non-governmental funder of children’s health in Canada. In October 2017, SickKids Foundation launched the largest fundraising campaign in Canadian health care history - $1.5 billion. At SickKids Foundation Ted oversees an operating budget of $54 million and 200 employees.

Prior to joining the Foundation Ted served as Vice-President, External at The University of Western Ontario from 1996-2009, where he led campaigns that raised more than $600 million. At Western he was also responsible for alumni relations, communications and public affairs and community relations. He also spent 13 years at United Way of Toronto in a variety of roles including leading all fundraising operations.

Ted is Past Chair of the Canadian Children’s Hospital Foundation Executives, Past Chair of the Woodmark Group (the group represents 25 of the largest children’s hospitals in North America), a past Director of Children’s Miracle Network, past Chair of Imagine Canada, Past Chair of United Way of London-Middlesex, a past Director of United Way/Centraide Canada, and a past Director of the Canadian Council for Advancement in Education. He received the Association of Fundraising Professional’s Outstanding Fundraising Executive Award in 1997, was named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 in 1998, and in 2014 was named Outstanding Communicator by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). In June 2018, Ted was honoured with the Order of Canada.

Ted is regularly called on to speak at fundraising conferences around the world and has provided volunteer consulting services to many of Canada’s top Universities, Hospitals, United Ways, and other charities.