Mark Towhey served as senior adviser and, later, chief of staff to Rob Ford from 2010 to 2013, helping to run North America’s fourth-largest city, with fifty-three thousand employees and a $13 billion budget. Prior to working with Ford, Towhey was an esteemed management consultant for clients around the world. He also hosts a popular weekly radio program and was the executive director of Patrick Brown’s recent successful political campaign (Conservative Party leadership, Province of Ontario).