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Timothy Escott Heriott Reid is an executive, economist, management consultant, educator and public servant. He was born in 1936 and educated at the University of Toronto (B. A. Hons.), Yale University (M. A.), Oxford University (Rhodes Scholar, M. Litt.) and Harvard Business School (A. M. P.). After playing Halfback for the Hamilton Tigercat Football Team in 1962, Reid served as the Liberal M. P. P. for the riding of Scarborough East (1967-1971). In 1972 he accepted a posting with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. Reid also served as assistant to the president and lecturer in economics, York University, 1963-1972. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the House of Commons in the 1965 general election. Following his service with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (1972-1974), Reid joined the Canadian civil service and held many positions dealing with economic matters. In 1989 Reid became the president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, and in 1998 he became President and CEO of ReMan Canada, Inc. He is the son of Escott Reid who served as the first principal of Glendon College, York University.