Board Announcement: July 8, 2025

The Board of Directors at Intellectual Property Ontario (IPON) is pleased to welcome Mark Daley as a new Board member.  

Daley is the Chief AI Officer at Western University and a professor of computer science, with cross-appointments in several departments and institutes, including the Rotman Institute of Philosophy, the Western Institute for Neuroscience and the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence.  

In 2024, he was appointed as the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) Scholar in Residence in Artificial Intelligence. He was also named to both Maclean’s “Power List” of the top 100 Canadians shaping the country and Constellation Research's AI150, a list of 150 global executives leading AI transformation efforts. 

Prior to joining IPON’s Board of Directors, Daley served as the Chair of Compute Ontario.   

We look forward to Daley's contributions to advancing IPON’s mission.