Aaron Percival

Background

About Aaron Percival

For more than 15 years, I have led large-scale modernization across federal departments and agencies, delivering measurable value to millions of Canadians and ensuring every public dollar drives meaningful outcomes. Government should make life easier, build prosperity, and turn policy into real results. When outdated systems or misaligned priorities slow progress, I provide clear strategy, decisive execution, and an outcomes-focused approach that restores public trust and maximizes impact. — I help organizations answer questions like these: How do we set clear, actionable priorities that focus our resources on the outcomes that matter most? How do we align our investments and initiatives to these priorities to maximize strategic impact? How do we know our investments are delivering the outcomes and benefits we expected? Where can we optimize costs without sacrificing value or service quality? How do we shift governance from policing activities to enabling better decisions and outcomes? How do we bring better evidence and data into investment and oversight conversations? How do we modernize our services and culture to stay focused on citizen needs and continuous improvement? — What Sets Me Apart: Strategic Leadership: Guide enterprise-wide initiatives and major IT portfolios, aligning every project with strategic goals. Operational Excellence: Drive vision-to-action delivery through strong governance, focused planning, and timely results. Value-Driven Delivery: Embed benefits realization and value-for-money analysis into every stage of program execution. Enterprise Team Leadership: Build high-performing, multidisciplinary teams and foster collaboration across departments and partners. Strategic Problem Solving: Apply data-driven insights and creative thinking to simplify complex challenges and manage risk. People-Centred Innovation: Champion user-focused design and thoughtful change management to strengthen service adoption and outcomes. Proven Executive Performance: Consistently exceed executive performance expectations and lead high-priority, high-value modernization initiatives. — Specialties: Strategy Development Digital Transformation Service Modernization Value and Benefits Management Data-Driven Decision-Making Portfolio Leadership Risk and Performance Oversight — I welcome opportunities to lead in Strategy, Transformation, Performance, or Modernization. If your organization needs a leader who can turn strategy into measurable public value, let’s connect.