High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Rocco Rossi (born February 6, 1962) is a Canadian businessman, executive and former candidate for Toronto municipal and Ontario provincial office. From 2004 to 2009 he was the CEO of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. In 2009 he became national director of the Liberal Party of Canada. Rossi was campaign manager for John Tory`s bid to become Toronto`s mayor in 2003 and was an unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of Toronto in the 2010 municipal election.