Sadhu Johnston
(#17, 2016) CITY MANAGER, CITY OF VANCOUVER
The Collaborator Johnston, who quietly wielded a lot of inuence as deputy city manager for years, moved de nitively up the power list when he was named city manager in 2016. He’s now put his stamp on city hall, calming the waters inside and out with his more collaborative style and his strategic move to hold meetings with former city planners who had become outspoken critics. It’s Johnston who drives the city’s e orts to be more green, including the controversial zero-emissions-by-2030 building plan, something that he gets kudos for internationally, if not locally.