Michael Mostyn

CEO

B’nai Brith Canada

Michael Mostyn is the Chief Executive Officer of B’nai Brith Canada and oversees the organization’s programming and advocacy initiatives. He serves as a senior spokesperson for the Jewish community and speaks out on behalf of Canadian Jewry and other communities whose human rights are under threat globally.

Michael, a barrister and solicitor, previously served as National Director of Public Affairs, B’nai Brith Canada, leading the organization’s Ottawa office as the liaison for government relations and diplomacy. Among many other accomplishments during this period, he served as an official member of the Canadian Delegation to the International Task Force on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research in Prague, Czech Republic in 2007.

In recognition of his community service to Canada, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.

Since taking the helm as Chief Executive Officer of B’nai Brith Canada in 2014, Michael has presided over a dramatic and impactful set of achievements on behalf of the Jewish community. He is among the leading voices for human rights in Canada and North America and has altered the landscape in combating antisemitism.

Under Michael’s leadership, B’nai Brith’s Eight-Point Plan to Tackle Antisemitism has been endorsed and/or adopted broadly as a tangible framework for fighting hate.