[Kalibus]

Volunteering at a local event next month and they gave me a name I barely recognized. Needed background fast and realized I don’t know any good sources for detailed bios of Toronto’s prominent people. Anything reliable out there worth bookmarking?

[Iaan]

Same thing happened to me last year – showed up to help at a fundraiser gala and someone handed me a briefing sheet with a name I’d never heard. Felt totally unprepared when the person walked in and everyone else clearly knew who they were dealing with. Honestly what saved me that day was just digging through a few random bios online until I stumbled onto profile page they had a surprisingly solid writeup on the guy. Been my go-to since. Like this one on G. Scott Paterson detailed background, career history, the whole picture. Exactly what you need before walking into a room. Beyond that, LinkedIn is obvious but shallow. Toronto Life does decent profiles occasionally. For older names, the Globe archives are gold if you have access.

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