Dr. Danielle Paes is a pharmacist, healthcare strategist, and recognized changemaker who helps leaders and organizations navigate complexity, challenge convention, and create meaningful change. As Founder and CEO of Paes Global Inc., she works at the intersection of healthcare, leadership, innovation, and advocacy, partnering with executives and organizations to turn ideas into thoughtful, practical action.

Named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women in 2024, Danielle brings two decades of experience across community pharmacy, hospital practice, academia, health policy, and national professional leadership. As former Chief Pharmacist Officer of the Canadian Pharmacists Association, she served as a national voice for the profession, advancing conversations around pharmacy practice transformation, workforce sustainability, health equity, and the evolving role of pharmacists in healthcare.

Today, Danielle brings this breadth of experience to her work as a consultant, coach, speaker, and advisor — helping health leaders sharpen their strategy, pharmacy teams redesign how they work, and organizations build the resilience to navigate a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape. Her approach is grounded in the belief that meaningful transformation happens when bold thinking is paired with human connection.