Dr. Nadiya Sunderji
President and Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Nadiya Sunderji has been President and CEO of Waypoint since 2022, prior to which she served as VP Medical Affairs & Chief of Staff for several years. Under her leadership, Waypoint has continued to support and lead health and mental health system transformation, working with valued partners, as well as advancing internal quality improvement and staff wellbeing initiatives.

Dr. Sunderji is a psychiatrist affiliated with the University of Toronto and she completed a Master of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. She is a physician advisor to the Ministry of Health, as well as contributing to the creation of a provincial Core Services Framework for mental health and substance use healthcare, and to the governance of Ontario Health’s Mental Health and Addictions Centre of Excellence.

She oversees Waypoint’s STREAM lab, Supporting Transformation through Research, Evidence and Action in Mental health, and previously held several competitive research grants and a journal editorship, all advancing integrated mental health care. She has received international and national recognition for her leadership and research in collaborative care, quality improvement and education.