Runako Gregg is a human rights lawyer, workplace investigator and mediator with extensive experience in discrimination and harassment matters, labour and employment law, and systemic human rights issues. He has a particular expertise in anti-Black racism, racial profiling, institutional accountability and the resolution of complex workplace and organizational disputes.

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Throughout his legal career, Runako has worked at the intersection of human rights advocacy, public policy, litigation and institutional reform. He previously served as Counsel and Senior Policy Analyst with the Ontario Human Rights Commission, where he participated in legal interventions before courts and administrative tribunals and contributed to the Commission's work examining racial profiling and racial discrimination affecting Black communities in policing.

 

Runako also served as Legal Counsel with the Human Rights Legal Support Centre, representing individuals in discrimination and harassment proceedings before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, including mediations and adjudicative hearings. Earlier in his career, he was a staff lawyer with the African Canadian Legal Clinic, where he represented racialized individuals in significant human rights matters and participated in public-interest advocacy, legal policy development and conflict resolution.

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Runako conducts independent workplace investigations, mediations and institutional assessments. His publicly documented assignments include preparing an Accommodation Systems Review for the Toronto District School Board in 2023 and serving as second reviewer in a 2024 Sport Environment Assessment examining systemic discrimination and anti-Black racism within the Ontario Volleyball Association.

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Runako's approach to human rights practice is informed by his extensive experience with systemic discrimination, administrative justice and institutional policy development. His work brings together legal analysis, an understanding of organizational structures and sensitivity to the experiences of individuals affected by discrimination and harassment.

Runako holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto, a Master of Arts from York University and a Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School. He has also completed his PdD in Social and Political Thought at York University, focusing on Black political philosophy, colonialism, race and class.

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Runako was also presented with an award for Leadership from the prestigious Harry Jerome Awards, administered through the Black Business Professionals Association (BBPA). His professional affiliations have included the Law Society of Ontario, the Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago and the ADR Institute of Ontario. He has also participated in community education, academic initiatives and public-interest advocacy concerning racial equality and social justice.

 

Runako brings to his professional work a combination of litigation experience, human rights policy expertise, institutional assessment experience and a longstanding commitment to access to justice and the fair resolution of disputes.