With its mix of old brick walls and soaring glass towers, the MaRS Discovery District is often singled out as a critical element in Toronto’s emergence as a leading innovation hub – and Ilse Treurnicht played a key role in making it all happen.
Treurnicht, who received an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, from the University of Toronto on Tuesday, was named MaRS's CEO in 2005 just as the innovation complex was set to open its doors at the corner of College Street and University Avenue.
Image: Ilse Treurnicht received an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, from the University of Toronto on Tuesday (photo by Steve Frost)
