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David Pecaut
Canadian civic and business leader (1955 - 2009) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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David Kent Pecaut CM (September 14, 1955 – December 14, 2009) was an American-born Canadian civic leader. He co-founded the Toronto City Summit Alliance where he was a chair on the board of directors.[1]
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Early life and education
Pecaut was born in Sioux City, Iowa, to Richard and Dorothy (Kent) Pecaut. He attended West High School before earning a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Harvard University[2] in 1977 and a Master of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Sussex in 1978. He began his career at Terra Chemicals in Iowa before relocating to Toronto in the 1980s.[3]
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Pecaut began his consulting career as a special assistant to the president of Terra Chemicals in Sioux City. He later moved to Toronto and joined the Canada Consulting Group (CCG) in the early 1980s. In 1984, he became a partner at Telesis in Rhode Island. He rejoined CCG in 1988, later participating in the negotiations that merged the firm with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in 1993 and founded BCG Canada.[4] In 1996, he contributed to the creation of Career Edge Organization.[3][5]
Pecaut led the formation of the Toronto City Summit Alliance in 2002. He also convened the Toronto Alliance in 2003 to renew tourism after the 2002-2004 SARS outbreak, and played a role in the formation of the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC), and initiated a mentorship partnership program.[citation needed] In 2007, he co-founded Luminato, a Toronto-based international arts festival, with Tony Gagliano.[3][6]
Pecaut was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in November 2009.[7] He contributed in the creation of the LEAP | Pecaut Centre for Social Impact, which was formed in 2012.[8]
He was also the chief executive of venture capital firm iFormation Group when he died.[3]
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Legacy
Pecaut Square, originally Metro Square, is a public space located between Metro Hall and Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto. It was renamed after David Pecaut by an unanimous Toronto City Council vote in April 2011.[9][10]
Personal life
Pecaut married Helen Burstyn in 1990 and had four children.[3] He died of colorectal cancer in Toronto on December 14, 2009, at the age of 54.[2]
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