Jenny Alfandary is Chief Information Officer at Metrolinx and is driving a large-scale increase in regional transportation for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.

Jenny is an accomplished business-driven technology leader with international experience in leading large technology organizations with 750+ employees with vast experience leading and evolving IT functions and teams including CTO, R&D, Architecture, Product and Project Management, and Application Development. Not content just being a strong technical leader, Jenny is passionate and deeply committed to leading people, developing individuals and building teams.

Previously, Jenny held numerous executive roles in IT and software development, in the Telecom and financial industries, including Comverse Network Systems, Siemens Canada, and Aritel Communications.

Jenny has extensive knowledge in Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, Big Data, Cloud, DevOps and Digital Transformation. She is a Certified Scrum Master and a Mentor at the Ministry of Economic Development, Employment & Infrastructure. Recently Jenny was recognized by Deloitte’s “Diversity 50 Board of Directors” as one of the most influential Board Directors to impact Canada's corporate boards and improve global competitiveness.

She holds a Bachelor degree in Statistics & Computer Science, a Bachelor degree in Aerospace Engineering, and an MBA in Management Information Systems & Technology.

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