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Canada Institute Advisory Board
The Canada Institute is unique in its dedication to producing actionable ideas that integrate new research into policy issues of bilateral importance. The Institute relies on its Advisory Board for insight, agenda-setting, and guidance. Comprised of proven leaders in business, diplomacy, public policy, and scholarship, the Advisory Board meets formally twice each year. Membership in the Advisory Board enables your organization to be an active participant in the ongoing dialogue between Canada and the United States, and provides access to a marketplace of ideas where we convene today’s brightest minds to discuss the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing the policy community.
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Advisory Board
Co-Chairs
Corporate Circle
Rona Ambrose, Deputy Chairwoman, TD Securities
Gerry Bruno, Vice President, Federal Government Affairs, Vancouver Airport Authority
João Castro Neves, Senior Director, International Government Relations, ExxonMobil Corporation
David Culver, Vice President, Canopy Growth Corporation
Chris Doornbos, President and CEO, E3 Metals
Heather Ferguson, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Ontario Power Generation
Mike Fernandez, Senior Vice President & Chief Communications Officer, Enbridge
Sean Finn, Executive Vice President, Corporate Services and Chief Legal Officer, Canadian National
Nicole Foster, Head of Amazon Web Services Global AI and Canada Public Policy, Amazon
Victor Gomez, Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs, Sun Life Financial
Paul Hill, Chairman, President, and CEO, Harvard Developments, Inc., Hill Companies
David Jacobson, Vice Chair, BMO Financial Group; former U.S. Ambassador to Canada
Dave Lye, Vice President, External Affairs, Ovintiv
Elise Maheu, Business Director, Government and Public Affairs, 3M Canada
Monica Masciantonio, Vice President, Government Affairs, Scotiabank
Ben Nicholson, Vice President, Washington Operations, CAE
Tom O'Brien, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Driscoll's
Randy Pettipas, President and CEO, Global Public Affairs
Lisa Raitt, Vice-Chair and Managing Director, Global Investment Banking, CIBC
Jorge Rincón, Manager, Country Risk and Government Relations, Newmont Corporation
Lyle Trytten, Manager, Development, Giga Metals Corporation
Alexandra Valderrama, Manager, Western Hemisphere, Chevron Corporation
Omar Vargas, Vice President and Head of Global Public Policy, General Motors Company
Tamara Vrooman, President and CEO, Vancouver Airport Authority
Peter Wilkinson, Senior Vice President, Regulatory and Public Affairs, Manulife Financial
Policy Circle
Hon. James Blanchard, Partner, DLA Piper; former Governor of Michigan and former U.S. Ambassador to Canada
Hon. Jean Charest, Partner, McCarthy Tetrault LLP; former Premier of Quebec (2003-2012); Member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
Hon. Raymond Chrétien, Strategic Advisor, Fasken Martineau; former Canadian Ambassador to the United States
Dr. Charles Doran, Andrew Mellon Professor of International Affairs, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
Dr. Alice Enders, Director of Research, Enders Analysis
Drew Fagan, Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto
Hon. Gordon Giffin, Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge; former U.S. Ambassador to Canada
Hon. Michael F. Kergin, Senior Business Advisor, Bennett Jones LLP; former Canadian Ambassador to the United States
Hon. David MacNaughton, President of Palantir Canada; former Canadian Ambassador to the U.S.
Hon. Sergio Marchi, Corporate Board Director; former Minister of International Trade
Hon. David H. Wilkins, Partner, Nelson Mullins; former U.S. Ambassador to Canada