Alumni Portraits
As U of T alumni, you excel in all your endeavours—and we’re proud to tell your stories.
As U of T alumni, you excel in all your endeavours—and we’re proud to tell your stories.
Discover the incredible talent, progressive ideas and great achievements of your fellow grads as they lead the way in their chosen fields. In everything from medicine to law to business to the arts, these distinguished alumni are making important breakthroughs, innovating with new ideas, and solving the world’s problems. Hear their personal take on how U of T helped shape their personalities, develop their interests, and put them on the path to brilliant careers.
Watch the Alumni Portrait videos:
What alumni are saying about the University of Toronto (Compilation)
Keng-Lam Ang, Chair, World Trade Centre, China
Tassie Cameron, Award-Winning Screenwriter
Tenniel Chu, Entrepreneur & Global Citizen
Atom Egoyan, Avant-Garde Filmmaker
Joy Fielding, New York Times Best-selling Author
Patrick Fung, Hong Kong Financial Leader
Edward and Brian Greenspan, Legends of Criminal Law
Hart Hanson, Producer of Bones
Jayna Hefford, Olympic Gold Medalist
Robert Herjavec, Entrepreneur & Dragon’s Den Star
Daisy Ho, Business Leader & Volunteer
Norman Jewison, Acclaimed Hollywood Director
Fred Kan, One of our first Chinese Law Grads
Craig Kielburger, “Free the Children” Founder
Dominic Lam, Eyesight Crusader & Art Olympian
Samantha Nutt, Founder of “War Child Canada”
Charles Pachter, Iconic Canadian Painter
Harley Pasternak, Personal Trainer to the Stars
Julie Payette, Superstar Astronaut
Ryan Pyle, Documenter of China
Mark “Dashan” Rowswell, Comedy Ambassador to China
Erika Savage, Rock-Star Negotiator
Shelley Saywell, Documentary Filmmaker
Linda Schuyler, The Mind Behind Degrassi
David Shore, Creator of House
Sarah Slean, Recording Artist & Songwriter
Bonnie Stern, Culinary Guru
Sywa Sung, Dreamscape Architect
Vicky Sunohara, Hockey Coach & Olympic Gold Medalist
Derek Tsang, Hong-Kong Filmmaker
Rosanna Wong, Hong Kong’s Advocate for Youth
What alumni are saying about the University of Toronto
Keng-Lam Ang, Chair, World Trade Centre, China
VIDEO
Tassie Cameron, Award-Winning Screenwriter
Tenniel Chu, Entrepreneur & Global Citizen
VIDEO
Atom Egoyan, Avant-Garde Filmmaker
Joy Fielding, New York Times Best-selling Author
Patrick Fung, Hong Kong Financial Leader
VIDEO
Edward and Brian Greenspan, Legends of Criminal Law
Hart Hanson, Producer of Bones
Jayna Hefford, Olympic Gold Medalist
Robert Herjavec, Entrepreneur & Dragons’ Den Star
Daisy Ho, Business Leader & Volunteer
VIDEO
Norman Jewison, Acclaimed Hollywood Director
Fred Kan, One of our first Chinese Law Grads
VIDEO
Craig Kielburger, “Free the Children” Founder
Dominic Lam, Eyesight Crusader & Art Olympian
VIDEO
Samantha Nutt, Founder of “War Child Canada”
Charles Pachter, Iconic Canadian Painter
Harley Pasternak, Personal Trainer to the Stars
Julie Payette, Superstar Astronaut
Ryan Pyle, Documenter of China
VIDEO
Mark “Dashan” Rowswell, Comedy Ambassador to China
VIDEO
Erika Savage, Rock-Star Negotiator
Shelley Saywell, Documentary Filmmaker
Linda Schuyler, The Mind Behind Degrassi
David Shore, Creator of House
Sarah Slean, Recording Artist & Songwriter
Bonnie Stern, Culinary Guru
Sywa Sung, Dreamscape Architect
Vicky Sunohara, Hockey Coach & Olympic Gold Medalist
Derek Tsang, Hong-Kong Filmmaker
VIDEO
Rosanna Wong, Hong Kong’s Advocate for Youth
VIDEO