Alexi White
Alexi White is Director of Systems Change at Maytree. He leads Maytree’s efforts to change social systems so that they respect, protect, and fulfill everyone’s economic and social rights. Alexi brings experience in the intersection of human rights and public policy from his previous role leading the policy team at B.C.’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner. He has also held multiple policy positions in the Ontario government, culminating in the role of Director of Policy to the Minister of Education. Alexi holds a master in public policy degree from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and an undergraduate degree in mathematics from Queen’s University.
Publications by this author
Opinion

Ontario’s poverty consultation is smoke and mirrors – we need to take back the stage
November 27, 2025
Policy brief

Learning from our mistakes: Ontario needs more than an employment strategy to address rising poverty
November 11, 2025
Article

Nation-building without people: Maytree’s response to the 2025 Federal Budget
November 7, 2025
Opinion

To address poverty, the federal government must first deal with the budgetary elephant in the room
September 24, 2025

