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Tom Allison

Veteran Political Strategist, Advisor, and Campaign Manager

Tom Allison is a veteran political strategist with more than 30 years of experience working inside the Ontario and federal governments. He has served in seven Ontario ministries and was Chief of Staff in six of them for three different ministers.

In 2013, Tom managed Kathleen Wynne’s successful leadership campaign and subsequently joined the Premier’s Office as Deputy Chief of Staff. Federally, he spent a decade advising senior cabinet ministers, including Allan Rock (Justice, Health and Industry) and Roy MacLaren (International Trade). Tom has managed high-profile political campaigns across all levels of government, including the mayoral campaigns of John Tory in Toronto, Ana Bailão in Toronto, and Dipika Damerla in Mississauga. He has also worked on campaigns for two former Deputy Prime Ministers, a Premier, and multiple national party leaders. Leveraging his extensive government and political experience, Tom has also led strategic partnership development in the healthcare sector.