Christopher Harwood

President of Canadian Operations, Student Transportation of America

Chris has 33 years of experience in the passenger transportation industry. From 1989 to 1997, he was employed by Laidlaw Passenger Services and its subsidiary, American Medical Response. He held various positions at Laidlaw, including Acquisition Analyst, Manager of Financial Planning Analysis and Director of Acquisitions. Chris joined Student Transportation of America as Vice President of Acquisitions and was named Corporate Vice President of Finance in 1999. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ontario, received an Honors Business Administration degree from the University of Western Ontario, and is past president of both the Ontario School Bus Association and its successor, School Bus Ontario.