Valerie Creighton

Valerie Creighton is an industry leader in arts, culture and media, recognized for re energizing some of the country's most important organizations in the sector over the last thirty-five years. An expert in organizational change, Valerie has been recognized as a visionary in promoting Canada's cultural wealth. Serving as President and CEO of the Canada Media Fund, Valerie positions Canadian programming at the forefront in world markets advocating successful, innovative Canadian content and software applications for emerging digital platforms. Valerie has taken part in foreign trade missions and is regularly called upon to present the CMF model internationally. Valerie was invested into the Saskatchewan Order of Merit in 2016 and the Order of Canada in 2019. She was named one of 2016's 20 most powerful women in global television by The Hollywood Reporter, was recognized in 2017 by Women in Television and Film - Vancouver for her major contribution to promoting gender equality in media, and was bestowed the Honorary Maverick Award at the 2017 Female Eye Film Festival. Most recently, she received C21's 2020 Content Canada Impact Award.