13 Facts About Alok Mukherjee

Alok Mukherjee was born on circa 1945 and is a Canadian academic, human rights advocate, and public servant.

Alok Mukherjee served as chair of the Toronto Police Services Board from 2005 until his July 2015 retirement.

Alok Mukherjee is currently appointed "distinguished visiting professor" at Toronto Metropolitan University.

In 1971, Alok Mukherjee emigrated to Canada from India intending to pursue an academic career.

Alok Mukherjee was sidetracked from this goal for several years when he assumed a position as a School Community Relations Worker with the Toronto Board of Education, from which he went on to become the Toronto Board's Race Relations Advisor.

Alok Mukherjee has been a partner with the consulting firm Partners in Equality, and was a member of the Doris Marshall Institute for Education and Action.

Alok Mukherjee was the Acting Chief Commissioner and Vice Chair of the Ontario Human Rights Commission.

Alok Mukherjee was a member of the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services and has served on the Board of Governors of Centennial College.

Alok Mukherjee was originally appointed by City Council to the Toronto Police Services Board for a term effective September 28,2004 to November 30,2006.

On January 21,2015, Alok Mukherjee was re-elected as board chair by a 6 to 1 margin, to a tenth one-year term.

In January 2015 Alok Mukherjee indicated he did not intend to seek further re-appointment to the board, and at the June 18,2015 monthly public meeting, he announced his retirement from the board, effective July 31,2015, in order to accept an appointment at Ryerson University.

At the federal level, Alok Mukherjee currently serves as President of the Canadian Association of Police Boards.

Alok Mukherjee co-authored Excessive Force: Toronto's Fight to Reform City Policing with Tim Harper.