Office:	Master of Public Policy Program, L.R. Wilson Hall, Suite 5021D
	Email:	vass.bednar@mcmaster.ca
	Phone:	905-525-9140 ext. 26493
	OFFICE HOURS:	Mondays, 12Noon – 1:00pm, or by appointment

Vass Bednar, who teaches the upper-level inquiry course ARTSSCI 4DS3 / Digital Society and Public Policy, is a public policy entrepreneur working at the intersection of technology and public policy. Vass is recognized as a creative, data-driven thinker and was the Chair of the federal government’s Expert Panel on Youth Employment. A graduate of McMaster University’s Arts & Science Program (Hons. B.Arts Sc. 2008), Vass holds her Master of Public Policy (MPP) from the University of Toronto, successfully completed Action Canada and Civic Action DiverseCity Fellowships, and is a Public Policy Forum Fellow. Passionate about public dialogue, she was also the co-host of “Detangled,” a weekly pop-culture and public policy radio show and podcast that ran from 2016-2018. She currently writes a newsletter about Canadian startups and public policy called “regs to riches” and has been recognized as an outstanding alum with a 2019 McMaster “Arch” award. Vass also hosts the Globe and Mail podcast “Lately” and is a contributing columnist with the Report on Business section.