Judy Rogers

Judy Rogers is city manager for the City of Vancouver, Canada's third largest municipality and consistently rated one of the world's most livable cities. She has held the role since 1999 and was the first woman to be appointed to the position in Vancouver.

As city manager, Rogers oversees an organization with more than 8,000 employees with a wide range of responsibilities, from planning and community services to engineering and policing.

Under her leadership, the City of Vancouver has received numerous awards for innovation and excellence, and is recognized worldwide as being a truly progressive civic government. Today, Vancouver is considered on the forefront of sustainability and accessibility practices.

Her notable achievements include two United Nations public service awards for city programs in which she played a pivotal role: the Neighbourhood Integrated Services Teams, which brings together City departments and outside agencies to help community residents resolve difficult issues; and the Vancouver Agreement, a landmark urban development agreement between the tri-levels of government that has been instrumental in revitalizing the city’s historic Downtown Eastside.

During the course of her career, Rogers has had extensive experience working with diverse communities on a variety of complex social policy issues. As a member of the board of the 2010 Bid Corporation, she was a strong advocate for the 2010 Games inclusivity statement to help ensure lower-income, inner city communities would benefit from the Olympic opportunity.

In addition to her role as a member of the VANOC Board, Rogers is also Chair of the Board of Legacies Now, whose mission is to promote community legacies before, during and after the 2010 Games.

She holds a masters in public administration degree from the University of Victoria and is a recipient of the Lieutenant Governor's Medal for Excellence in Public Service in B.C. Since 2003, she has been recognized every year as one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women.

Born in Kimberley, BC, Rogers has always been as avid skier. She now lives in Vancouver with her partner Grant and has three children and two grandchildren.