Christine Silva: Biography
Christine Silva
Senior Director, Research
tel: (416) 815-7600, ext. 629
csilva@catalyst.org
8 King Street East, Suite 505, Toronto, Ontario M5C 1B5
Expertise | Biography
Christine Silva leads Canadian and global research projects focused on diversity and inclusion and is a co-author of Catalyst’s longitudinal study of high-potential employees. She played a lead role in the groundbreaking study, Career Advancement in Corporate Canada: A Focus on Visible Minorities ~ Survey Findings, and directed and co-authored the qualitative report in that series that explored critical relationships. In addition, she was lead author of Catalyst’s first research report on LGBT inclusion, Building LGBT-Inclusive Workplaces: Engaging Organizations and Individuals in Change.
Ms. Silva works closely with Canadian member companies to leverage Catalyst research in their diversity and inclusion initiatives and speaks to corporate, non-profit, and academic audiences about Catalyst’s research.
Ms. Silva received a Master of Industrial Relations from the University of Toronto, a Master of Science in Organizational Behaviour from Queen’s University, and has completed doctoral coursework in Organizational Behaviour at Queen’s University. She earned her Honours Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Employment Relations at the University of Toronto.