he was appointed to Justin Trudeau’s transition team and was involved in Cabinet selection and responsible for penning most of the Ministerial Mandate Letters. The public release of open mandate letters became an early signal of the kind of government Trudeau hoped to lead. Community Service and Volunteer Work Mendelsohn has served on many not-for-profit boards, including the United Way Toronto, Civix, Civic Action, and Farm Radio International. He also served as the Chair of the Board for the Council of the Great Lakes Region. Mendelsohn was a founding member of the Banff Forum, speaking at the first two annual meetings and serving on the program committee. He is a certified member of the Institute of Corporate Directors. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Canadian civil servants People from Montreal Canadian Jews McGill University alumni Université de Montréal alumni