Episode 32 - Jeff Lehman

Join me and Mayor Jeff Lehman of Barrie, Ontario on Episode 32 of the Thriving Mayor show as we chat about:

- Jeff's innovations around Shift Government
- Empowering people to make a difference in the big challenges facing us
- A Mayor's biggest challenge right now
- The damage social media causes and the polarization of people
- Travelling to regain some normalcy

My favourite tag is on Jeff’s Instagram …
"Jedi _Mayor
Mayor of Barrie and unrepentant fan of evidence.
Unity and prosperity begins with empathy and courage.
One day I'll run a diner in the mountains"

Jeff Lehman is the 46th Mayor of the City of Barrie, having been re-elected to a third term in 2018 with 91% of the popular vote. Mayor Lehman is the current Chair of Ontario’s Big City Mayors’ Caucus, representing Ontario’s 29 largest cities. Mayor Lehman is also a founding director of Alectra, the second largest community-owned utility in North America, serving more than a million customers in southern Ontario.

He holds a B.A. from Queen’s University, and a Master’s Degree with first class honours from the UK’s London School of Economics. As an economist, he writes and speaks frequently on issues affecting Canada’s cities. In 2019, the prestigious US business magazine Fast Company named Lehman one of its top 100 Most Creative People in Business for his innovative solutions in government. Mayor Lehman is a passionate believer in transforming urban economies through public and private entrepreneurship