tanenbaum's involvement in community associations includes the following: vice chair of sinai health system; co-chair of the research committee for the lunenfeld-tanenbaum research institute; vice-chair, brain canada; member, university council, cornell university; honourary board member, baycrest centre for geriatric care; member of the advisory board, montreal neurological institute; co-founder and board member, tanenbaum open science institute at mni; member, dean's advisory council, schulich school of business, york university; founding board member, executive committee member and member of the global leadership council of right to play; founding member, centre for israel and jewish affairs; and co-chair, tomorrow campaign (uja).