Dan McLeod

Dan McLeod is cofounder, publisher, and editor of The Georgia Straight, one of the pre-eminent arts and entertainment publications in Canada. Under McLeod’s tutelage, The Georgia Straight has played a critical role in forging a thriving arts and culture community in Vancouver through its comprehensive coverage of theatre, music, dance, comedy, film, visual arts, and multimedia. McLeod’s vision has advanced Vancouver’s creative economy, helping countless rising artists and creators come to the attention of one another, as well as to readers, audiences and funding agencies. He has won Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Jack Webster Foundation and the Western Magazine Awards Foundation. The Georgia Straight has won a Mayor’s Arts Award for its contribution to the city. In 2017, The Georgia Straight celebrated its 50 th anniversary, with McLeod still at the helm as publisher and editor.