Matt Davies is Elected Director, Chair of the Information Technology Committee at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.

Matt Davies is a former C-suite executive with a track record of driving innovation and change. He is the former chief technology officer for Shared Services Canada. A regular keynote speaker and panelist, he shares insights and expertise on future trends, strategy, digital transformation, cybersecurity, emerging technologies and sustainability.

In 2023, Davies was recognized as an innovator, receiving the prestigious Top 50 Government Innovators Award and earning the global Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO) Hall of Fame Runner-Up Award. He previously received the CCISO Award at the 2020 CISO Forum Canada in recognition of his outstanding contributions to cybersecurity in Canada.

Davies is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and a Chartered Director (C.Dir.), and holds both the Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO) and Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) designations. He is a graduate of the University of Ottawa and has completed executive education programs at the Tuck School of Business and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

He also completed the National Association of Corporate Directors' Cyber-Risk Oversight Program, earning the CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight from the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, as well as the Sustainability Leadership: Innovation for Growth Program at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management and the Institute of Corporate Directors’ program on Board Oversight of Climate Change.

Davies serves on theboard of the University of OttawaHeart Institute, where he chairs the IT committee. He is also a board member at Meridian Credit Union and at Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc., where he chairs the governance and management resources committee.