Jessica Hardy-Henry

Jessica Hardy-Henry is Legal Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel and Board Secretariat at Toronto Metropolitan University. She provides legal and strategic advice in the areas including privacy, administrative law, human rights, corporate and commercial law, and practicum.

Jessica is actively involved in her community and serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors at Eva's Initiatives for Homeless Youth, an award-winning charity that provides shelter, transitional housing, and programs to help young people build brighter futures free of homelessness. She is also the Chair of Eva's Nominations and Governance Committee and a member of the University of Toronto's Black Future Lawyers Advisory Group.

Prior to joining Toronto Metropolitan University, Jessica worked in private practice and also in-house at an international law firm. She received her Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration (Organizational Studies) from Osgoode Hall Law School and Schulich School of Business at York University, and is also a proud alumni of the Ted Rogers School of Management at Toronto Metropolitan University where she completed her Bachelor of Commerce (Law and Business).