Mr. William (Bill) Charnetski

Vice President, Global Government Affairs & Public Policy, AstraZeneca

Mr. Bill Charnetski is Vice President, Global Government Affairs & Public Policy for AstraZeneca. Prior to joining AstraZeneca Canada, Mr. Charnetski was a partner at Torys LLP where he practised corporate law and was Head of the Privacy Law group. Before joining Torys, he was Special Advisor to the Honourable Allan Rock, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada. He also worked as the Executive Assistant (Chief of Staff) to the Honourable Bill Graham, former federal Member of Parliament, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence, when Mr. Graham was Co-Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Mr. Charnetski received his law degree from the University of Toronto and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Alberta.