Winnipeg, Manitoba
Director, Health Services, Canadian Red Cross
Marwa Suraj is a physician and public health leader based in Winnipeg, with a background in medicine, humanitarian response, and community-centred systems leadership. Her work explores how health, climate, and social systems intersect, particularly in partnership with Indigenous communities and during public health emergencies. She is also a social entrepreneur interested in regenerative agriculture and climate-resilient food systems, with a focus on youth pathways and green jobs in the Prairies. Marwa is driven by deep intellectual curiosity, inclusive leadership, and a desire to learn alongside others to translate complex challenges into thoughtful governance and collective action.