Mary Gospodarowicz is University Professor at the University of Toronto, Medical Director of Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/University Health Network, and the Regional Vice President of Cancer Care Ontario. Her research focuses on clinical trials evaluating radiation therapy, image-guided precision radiotherapy, and cancer survivorship. Her current interests include global cancer control, global access to radiotherapy, and quality cancer care. She is a Past-President of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). She participated in the Harvard Global Task Force on Cancer Care and Control and Lancet Commission on Global Access to Pain Control & Palliative Care. Under the auspices of UICC and Lancet Oncology she led the Global Task Force on Radiotherapy that produced a seminal report on “Expanding the global access to radiotherapy.” She received numerous awards including the Gold Medal of the American Society in Radiation Oncology and appointment as the Officer of the Order of Canada in 2015.