Dr. Diane T. Finegood's career has spanned a broad range of disciplines and leadership experiences.  She is currently Executive Director of the Canadian Health Services and Policy Research Alliance.  She served as President & CEO of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research and inaugural Scientific Director of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes. Diane is an internationally recognized academic with scholarly work in a range of disciplines and problems including the fundamental science of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, application of mathematical modeling to physiological systems, new models for population health science, cross sector partnership, and complex adaptive systems.  She has more than 140 peer reviewed papers and book chapters, received $35 million in grants and awards and has received numerous honors and awards for scientific excellence, leadership and mentorship.