Peter Wallis
President & CEO, Van Horne Institute for International Transportation and Regulatory Affairs
Last Contribution:
Go North
Contributor Biography
Mr. Wallis is President & CEO of The Van Horne Institute, a not-for-profit organization recognized within Canada and internationally as a North American leader in education and public policy research in the fields of transportation, supply chain management and logistics and regulated industries.
He has served in senior positions at Canadian Airlines and in Ottawa as Legal Counsel for the Canadian Transport Commission and Executive Assistant to two federal ministers of transport.
Mr. Wallis is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, and currently serves on the Board of the Calgary International Film Festival, the Alberta Economic Development Authority, and Tourism Calgary. He is past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Calgary Airport Authority, past President of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, and past Vice-Chair of the Calgary Homeless Foundation. Mr. Wallis was recently awarded an honorary life membership by the Air Transport Association of Canada (ATAC).
Mr. Wallis was born in Toronto, Ontario. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto, a Bachelor of Laws from Osgoode Hall and a Master of Laws from the University of London (England).
