Joseph Peter James Pennachetti is Canadian public servant who served as the

city manager A city manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a city in the council–manager form of city government. Local officials serving in this position are referred to as the chief executive officer (CEO) or chief administ ...

for the

City of Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

from 2008 to 2015. He is presently the chair of the

Ontario Clean Water Agency The Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) is a Crown agency of the Government of Ontario that provides operation, maintenance and management services for more than 450 water and wastewater treatment facilities in the province. History OCWA was crea ...

(OCWA) board of directors. Pennachetti is a senior fellow at the

Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy The Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto is an interdisciplinary academic centre located at the St. George campus in Downtown Toronto. It offers various research and educational programs in global affairs a ...

's Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance (IMFG) at the

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Career

Early career

Pennachetti holds a

master of business administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration; elective courses may allow further study in a particular ...

from the

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and is a certified general accountant. Prior to joining the

, he was the treasurer and commissioner of finance in Peel Region. He held the same job in

York Region The Regional Municipality of York, also called York Region, is a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada, between Lake Simcoe and Toronto. The region was established after the passing of then Bill 102, An Act to Establish The Regional ...

from 1990 to 1995. He has also worked with the municipal governments of

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and

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City of Toronto

Pennachetti joined the City of Toronto as its deputy city manager and chief financial officer in 2002, before he was selected to replace Shirley Hoy as city manager in 2008, a role in which he served until 2015.

John Tory John Howard Tory (born May 28, 1954) is a Canadian lawyer, broadcaster, businessman, and former politician who served as the 65th mayor of Toronto from 2014 to 2023. He served as leader of the Official Opposition in Ontario from 2005 to 2007 ...

, the

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, nominated

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to succeed Pennachetti as city manager. He previously served as the city's deputy city manager and chief financial officer (CFO) from 2002 to October 6, 2008, when Mayor David Miller appointed him to replace retiring city manager Shirley Hoy. Initially announcing he would step down in November 2014, Pennachetti stayed in the role until May 8, 2015, at the request of Mayor Tory. Pennachetti has worked in the administrations of Toronto mayors

Mel Lastman Melvin Douglas Lastman (March 9, 1933 – December 11, 2021) was a Canadian businessman and politician who served as the third mayor of North York from 1973 to 1997 and the 62nd mayor of Toronto from 1998 to 2003. He was the first person to s ...

(as CFO), David Miller, Robert Ford and John Tory.

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Joe Pennachetti at Munk School

Joe Pennachetti at OCWA
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pennachetti, Joe Living people Canadian city managers and chief administrative officers People from Toronto Year of birth missing (living people)

Career

Early career

City of Toronto

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