Anthony Iannucci is a senior IT and transformation leader with an extensive career in municipal government and public transit, including executive roles as Chief Transformation Officer at the City of Richmond Hill and CIO at the Toronto Transit Commission.
He brings deep, hands-on experience in ERP planning and procurement, digital transformation, organizational redesign, and continuous improvement and has personally led complex enterprise technology initiatives, including a full SAP Finance, HR, and SuccessFactors deployment at Richmond Hill and a $43M SAP implementation at the TTC.
Time with Perry Group: Since 2024
Time in Municipal Government: Recruited from the private sector, I served as the Director of IT for a municipality for 5 years.
Municipal Experience: My municipal experience includes spearheading digital transformation initiatives, implementing IT strategies, and modernizing service delivery across 73 business lines and 5 boards. Alongside these efforts, I led a cultural transformation within the IT department, establishing service quality standards and KPIs that elevated IT's role to a valued strategic business partner.
Specialities: Strategic Leadership and Transformation, IT Strategy Development and Execution, Change Management, Governance and Risk Management, High-Performance Culture Building, Coaching and mentoring teams, Stakeholder Engagement and Vendor Management
Skills and Certifications: Executive Leadership and Vision, Board Experience and Governance, Business and Political Acumen, Organizational Change and Transformation, Employee Empowerment and Team Development, Strategic Planning and Business Alignment
Recent Projects: Since I started my own consulting practice, I have developed IT strategic roadmaps for both profit and nonprofit organizations, aligning technology with organizational goals to drive measurable outcomes.
I am now a qualified facilitator of Achieving Service Excellence workshops, delivered to IT departments across North America.
Lastly, I have had the opportunity to provide interim CIO leadership, team coaching, and mentoring, supporting organizations in building high-performance cultures and strategic alignment.
Fave Recent Project: The cultural transformation and digital modernization for the City of Saskatoon was a standout project, as it allowed me to harness my expertise in strategic alignment, operational improvement, and team culture development. This initiative was particularly rewarding because it focused on unleashing the hidden potential of our people and teams, creating a lasting impact on service delivery and significantly elevating staff engagement.
Hobbies: Include travel and experiencing new cultures, yoga, meditation, hiking and a mindfulness practice.
Fun Fact: I combine my love for animals with travel and provide house and pet sitting for people around the world.
Time with Perry Group: since 2017, on and off over the years
Time in Municipal Government: since late 2010, so over 14 years
Municipal Experience: Local & Regional Government, and also at the provincial level
Specialties: Human Resources, Change Management & Transformation, Organizational Design, Facilitation and Coaching
Skills: Strategy, human resources, facilitation, change, leadership coaching
Recent Projects: Thunder Bay - HR Digital Strategy
Fave Recent Project: Thunder Bay - HR Digital Strategy. I love to see the collaboration between HR, IT and different departments, leaders and partners throughout the organization, working together to create stronger outcomes for staff, management, and of course, the residents
Hobbies: Reading, watercolour painting and drawing - if I'm not traveling and/or wandering through an art gallery
Fun Fact: I am literally a tree hugger. I love trees. If I encounter a beautiful old tree, I am quite likely to go and hug it!