Dr. Mark Vale was appointed the Ontario government’s first Chief Information and Privacy Officer in July 2006. He leads the development and implementation of standards and practices for managing government information assets, including improved access to government information and the protection of personal information across the Ontario Public Service. His office sets enterprise direction, works with I and IT clusters and ministries to build capacity across the government, and promotes access to information and privacy as fundamental business considerations.

Before joining the Ontario Public Service, Mark was President of Information Management & Economics, Inc. working with governments and companies across Canada to help them become more efficient by effectively managing information and knowledge resources.

Mark is an information economist and has more than 25 years experience in information policy, information strategy and planning, and implementing corporate information and knowledge management programs. He is one of North America’s leaders in shaping the information and knowledge management disciplines.

Born in Toronto, Mark received his MA in economics from the University of California, Berkeley and his PhD from Stanford University.