Krishan Mehta

Instructor in the MPNL program

• BEd, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (University of Toronto, Canada). MA, Sociology of Education (University of Toronto). PhD about the philanthropy of immigrants in Canada (University of Toronto).
• Carleton University, Carleton University
• 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6
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Krishan Mehta is the Assistant Vice-President of Engagement at Toronto Metropolitan University, where he leads alumni relations, special fundraising campaigns and other strategies to engage different communities in support of the university. Previously, he held a variety of senior fundraising, alumni relations and marketing roles at Seneca College and the University of Toronto.

In addition to teaching in a graduate program at Carleton University, Krishan leads the Fundraising Management Certificate at G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education.

Krishan has a PhD, and his research focuses on the philanthropy of immigrants in Canada. He has served on many charity boards, including TELUS Friendly Futures Foundation and CanadaHelps.org. In 2020, he was named the Outstanding Fundraiser of the Year by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Toronto Chapter, and in 2022 was named an AFP Global Fellow.