|Rakhi Lad was appointed Assistant Deputy Minister in October 2022. Previously, she held various roles in the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade the including Director of Strategic Industry Intelligence Branch, Director of Trade and Investment Branch, and Director of Trade Strategy, Analytics and Partnership Branch. Across these leadership roles, she led strategic policy development, trade and investment initiatives, and industry intelligence efforts | |Rakhi Lad was appointed Assistant Deputy Minister in October 2022. Previously, she held various roles in the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade the including Director of Strategic Industry Intelligence Branch, Director of Trade and Investment Branch, and Director of Trade Strategy, Analytics and Partnership Branch. Across these leadership roles, she led strategic policy development, trade and investment initiatives, and industry intelligence efforts |