Item - 2026.CA33.4

Appointees' Biographies

Ivan Hon

Ivan brings over 30 years of leadership experience in financial strategy, investment oversight, and global risk management to the Toronto Zoo Board of Management. He served in senior roles within a leading multinational financial institution, ensuring that decisions were aligned with strategic goals. Ivan will leverage his expertise to strengthen the Zoo’s financial stewardship and long-term sustainability. For more than 20 years, Ivan has also served in numerous not-for-profit leadership roles, chairing board committees, guiding strategic initiatives, and supporting major fundraising efforts to enhance organizational resilience and community impact. He is a strong advocate of performance discipline and prudent expense management to ensure resources are directed toward core programs. Ivan is a Fellow of the Institute of Canadian Bankers, a Professional Statistician, and holds a Masters in Business Administration in Financial Services and a Bachelor of Science (Honours in Statistics).

Matthew Lombardi

Matthew is a director with Canada’s largest corporate Venture Capital fund with experience helping Canada’s top startups, and Masters in Business Administration instructor at the Schulich School of Business at York University.

The Civic Appointments Committee recommends that:

1. City Council waive Section 8.3, Short-listing Process, and Section 8.6, Interviewing Candidates, of the City of Toronto Public Appointments Policy and appoint the following candidates to the Toronto Zoo Board of Management, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on March 28, 2030, and until successors are appointed:

Ivan Hon; and

Matthew Lombardi. 

2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1a, 1b, and 2 to the report (February 18, 2026) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Zoo Board of Management.

Candidates' Biographies

Ivan Hon

Ivan brings over 30 years of leadership experience in financial strategy, investment oversight, and global risk management to the Toronto Zoo Board of Management. He served in senior roles within a leading multinational financial institution, ensuring that decisions were aligned with strategic goals. Ivan will leverage his expertise to strengthen the Zoo’s financial stewardship and long-term sustainability. For more than 20 years, Ivan has also served in numerous not-for-profit leadership roles, chairing board committees, guiding strategic initiatives, and supporting major fundraising efforts to enhance organizational resilience and community impact. He is a strong advocate of performance discipline and prudent expense management to ensure resources are directed toward core programs. Ivan is a Fellow of the Institute of Canadian Bankers, a Professional Statistician, and holds a Masters in Business Administration in Financial Services and a Bachelor of Science (Honours in Statistics).

Matthew Lombardi

Matthew is a director with Canada’s largest corporate Venture Capital fund with experience helping Canada’s top startups, and Masters in Business Administration instructor at the Schulich School of Business at York University.

The Civic Appointments Committee:

1. Selected the following candidates for interview for appointment to the Toronto Zoo Board:

TZB2-202;

TZB2-222;

TZB2-275;

TZB2-312 and;

TZB2-314.

The Civic Appointments Committee must select candidates to interview for appointment to the Toronto Zoo Board. Following the interviews, the Civic Appointments Committee will recommend four candidates for appointment to City Council.