Geoff Smith is the Executive Chair of EllisDon, an employee-owned, $7 billion-a-year construction services and technology company. In 2023, Geoff stepped down after twenty-five years as EllisDon’s President and CEO and now focuses his efforts on the company’s Digital and Data strategy and execution, and his numerous community and charitable efforts.

Geoff earned his law degree from the University of Toronto and was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1981. After joining EllisDon in 1983, he quickly gained experience across various management positions, including Field Operations, Legal and Labour Relations and Executive Leadership.

In 1996, at the height of a trying time at EllisDon, Geoff was named President and CEO. Through a redefinition of its construction offering, Geoff reinvented EllisDon as a ‘Cradle to Grave’ services provider with guaranteed performance outcomes through its Capital Services, Facilities Management, and Sustainable Building Divisions. EllisDon is determined to lead the coming disruption in the construction sector, having recently created pioneering initiatives in Energy Management, Smart Buildings Software and Data Analytics and Mass Timber construction.

Geoff’s community involvement has covered a broad spectrum. He has served as a Curriculum Advisor to Ryerson University, on the Board of Halton Health Services, and chaired the Technology in the City Campaign for George Brown College. Geoff was past Chair of the Ontario Liberal Fund and is a founding member and Chair of the Ontario Global 100 (OG100) Board, an initiative to enable Canada’s fastest growing companies to become exporters to the world. In 2025 Geoff was named Chancellor of George Brown College in Toronto. He also co-Chairs the Unity for Autism Golf Event and serves on the Board of the CD Howe Institute.

Geoff has also earned recognition as the recipient of the Ontario General Contractors Association’s Jock Tindale Award for Integrity in 2011, EY’s Canadian Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2013 and the Donald P. Giffin, Sr. Construction Industry Achievement Award presented by the Toronto Construction Association in 2020.