Joining the Board in 2024, Ms. Jacqueline Wachsberg currently leads Retail Strategy at Gucci, overseeing the day-to-day management and long-term strategy for the North and Latin American markets. Her focus extends to creating and implementing streamlined processes and strategic initiatives aimed at optimizing business efficiencies and elevating the brand’s presence in these markets. Ms. Wachsberg is the youngest appointed member of the Board, fueled by her enthusiasm to expand UHN’s reach to the younger generation. Jacqueline has been inspired by her father’s, Mr. Richard Wachsberg’s, impact on the board as Board Champion for Emergency Medicine.

Ms. Wachsberg serves as Chair and Co-Founder of the Muskoka Motor Rally, a fundraising event supporting Emergency Medicine. Initiated in 2020 alongside her brothers, the Rally has successfully expanded the Foundation’s reach offering a relaxed and enjoyable platform for donors to actively participate in fundraising efforts for UHN. Ms. Wachsberg serves on the UHN Impact Collective, providing an additional avenue to extend the Foundation’s outreach to youth acting as a liaison between the Foundation Board and Impact Collective.

Educated in the U.S. and U.K., Jacqueline holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the Babson College School of Business and the London School of Economics and Political Science.