Tim Murphy is Vice Chair of CNIB’s National Board of Directors. A long-standing board member, he has contributed through his service on the Finance and Risk Management Committee.
Tim is the Executive Vice President and Chief Strategic Affairs Officer at Aecon. Most recently, he served as Managing Partner and CEO of McMillan LLP (2022–2024), after six years on the firm’s Executive Committee. He was also Managing Director of McMillan Vantage Policy Group, an innovative government relations and communications affiliate of the firm.
A recognized leader in public-private partnerships and in financing major infrastructure assets across Canada, Tim is the author of the leading text Public-Private Partnerships in Canada: Law, Policy and Value for Money and co-editor of Construction Law in Canada. He also teaches as an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law.
Earlier in his career, Tim was Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Canada and to Canada’s Minister of Finance, as well as an elected member of the Ontario Legislature. He currently serves as a Director of Morguard REIT, one of Canada’s leading real estate companies, and served as past Chair of the board of the public agency building the Gordie Howe International Bridge in Detroit and Windsor. His past board service includes the Toronto Community Housing Corporation, Legal Aid Ontario, the Ontario Stroke Network, the Morguard Corporation, and Soulpepper Theatre Company.
Tim holds a Master of Laws from Osgoode Hall Law School. He is married and has one daughter, who lives too far away.