Dr. Mai Phan

Dr. Mai Phan is a data expert consultant who is passionate about data equity, social justice, equity, and human rights. She has over 20 years of experience teaching, researching, developing, and leading initiatives to address systemic barriers and promote inclusive practices and policies in public sector organizations. Mai is currently supporting the Toronto Police Service’s anti-racism data initiative, Race and Identity-Based Data Collection Strategy. She was a senior research and policy advisor at the Anti-Racism Directorate at the Province of Ontario where she led the development of the Ontario Anti-Racism Data Standards and provided strategic advice to public sector organizations regulated to collect race-based data under the Anti-Racism Act.