Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> June 12, 2000

Gary Blandford – Iti Education Corporation (itk.to)

GARY S. BLANDFORD is President and Chief Executive Officer of ITI Education Corporation. Mr. Blandford holds an Economics degree from Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and believes life-long learning is vital to maintaining a competitive advantage in the new knowledge economy. He is a believer in team-based learning and helped foster this culture into ITI's curriculum and within ITI's day- to-day work operations and considers it key to the company's success. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC), Canada's leading IT advocacy organization. Within his community Mr. Blandford has contributed significant expertise, equipment and software to programs providing elementary and junior high school students with access to information technology. He is a supporter of the QEII Cancer Foundation, Unicef and other community- based charities. Mr. Blandford is married with two children. Profile
TWST: Could you begin by giving us a brief overview of ITI Education

Corporation? Then describe what you see as your business and company

today.

Mr. Blandford: I founded (ITI) Information