| Katherine Gibson |
Katherine Gibson is currently working as the Chief Financial Officer at Royal Bank of Canada since 2014. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Manitoba. |
| Bruce Ross |
Bruce Ross is currently the Director at the University of Western Ontario. He is also the Group Head-Technology & Operations at the Royal Bank of Canada and the Royal Bank of Canada (London Branch). Previously, he served as the Chairman-Liaison Council at the Ontario Brain Institute and as a Director at AERIC, Inc. From 2013 to 2014, he was the GM-Global Technology Services North America at International Business Machines Corp. From 2010 to 2012, he held the position of President & General Manager at IBM Canada Ltd. He also served as the General Manager-Global Technology Services at IBM United Kingdom Ltd., IBM Ireland Ltd., and IBM South Africa Group Ltd. Additionally, he was a Member of the United Way Campaign Cabinet and a General Manager-Global Technology Services at IBM Europe BV from 2006 to 2010. He is an undergraduate from the University of Western Ontario. |
| Foteini Agrafioti |
Foteini Agrafioti is the founder of Borealis AI, which was founded in 2016. She is also the founder of Nymi, Inc. Currently, she holds the position of Chief Science Officer at Royal Bank of Canada since 2016. |
| Frances Donald |
Frances Donald is currently the Chief Economist at Royal Bank of Canada. Prior to her current position, she worked as the Managing Director & Global Chief Economist at Manulife Investment Management Ltd. from 2019 to 2024. Frances also has experience as a Global Macro Analyst at Pavilion Global Markets Ltd., a Principal at Roubini Global Economics LLC, a Financial Economist at Scotia Capital, Inc. (Broker), a Research Analyst at Deloitte LLP (New York), and a Research Assistant at The Bank of Canada. She completed her undergraduate degree at Queen's University in 2008 and her graduate degree at New York University in 2010. |
| William Onuwa |
William Onuwa is an Independent Trustee at Boyd Group Services, Inc. He is also a Member-Governor on the Board of the University of Guelph. Previously, he served as the Chief Audit Executive & Executive Vice President at Royal Bank of Canada. Prior to that, he was the Chairman of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital and Yonge Street Mission. He also served as a Director at The Boyd Group, Inc. Dr. Onuwa holds a doctorate degree from the University of Surrey. |
| Graeme Hepworth |
Graeme Hepworth currently works at The Risk Management Association, as Director, Global Risk Institute in Financial Services, as Director, Royal Bank Holding, Inc., as Director, and Royal Bank of Canada, as Chief Risk Officer from 2018. Mr. Hepworth received his graduate degree in 1997 from The University of Waterloo. |
| Christoph Knoess |
Christoph Knoess is currently the Chief Administrative & Strategy Officer at Royal Bank of Canada since 2019. Prior to this, he worked as a Partner at McKinsey & Co., Inc. from 2017 to 2019 and at Oliver Wyman, Inc. from 2008 to 2017. Mr. Knoess completed his graduate and MBA degrees from Technische Universität Darmstadt. |
| Maria Douvas |
Maria Douvas is currently the Director at Pro Bono Ontario and the Chief Legal and Administrative Officer at Royal Bank of Canada. She completed her undergraduate degree at The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York in 1995 and her graduate degree at The University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1998. |
| Kelly Pereira |
Kelly Pereira is currently the Chief Human Resources Officer at Royal Bank of Canada, a position she has held since 2022. Prior to this, she worked at Royal Bank of Canada since 1995. Ms. Pereira is a graduate of the University of Guelph. |
| Mary DePaoli |
Mary DePaoli is currently working as the Chief Marketing Officer & Executive Vice President at Royal Bank of Canada. |
| Jacynthe Côté |
Jacynthe Côté is currently the Chairman at Royal Bank of Canada, Sainte-Justine Hospital Foundation, Allo Prof, and Chu Sainte-Justine Foundation. She is also the Director at CGI, Inc. and the Lead Independent Director at Transcontinental, Inc. Additionally, she serves as a Director at Hautes Etudes Commerciales, HEC Montréal, and Royal Bank of Canada (London Branch). In her former positions, Ms. Côté was the Chief Executive Officer-Bauxite & Alumina Business at Alcan, Inc. from 1988 to 2008. She then became the President & Chief Executive Officer at Rio Tinto Alcan, Inc. from 2009 to 2014. She also served as the Chairman at Hydro-Québec from 2018 to 2023 and as an Independent Director at Finning International, Inc. from 2014 to 2024. Additionally, she was an Independent Director at Suncor Energy, Inc. from 2015 to 2018. Ms. Côté obtained her undergraduate degree from Université Laval. |
| David Ian McKay |
David Ian McKay is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Royal Bank of Canada and the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Royal Bank of Canada (London Branch). He is also the Vice Chairman at The University of Waterloo, a Co-Chairman in Business, a Director at The Institute of International Finance, Inc., and a Member of the Business Council of Canada. In the past, Mr. McKay served as the Chairman of Visa Canada Corp from 2005 to 2007. He was also the Chairman of the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council and a Director at Visa, Inc. from 2007 to 2011. Additionally, he held positions as a Director at The Financial Services Roundtable and Visa International, Inc. He also served as a Trustee at The Hospital for Sick Children. Mr. McKay completed his undergraduate degree at The University of Waterloo in 1987. He later obtained an MBA from Richard Ivey School of Business in 1992. |
| Alice D. Laberge |
Alice D. Laberge is an Independent Director at Russel Metals, Inc. since 2007 and at Mercer International, Inc. since 2021. She is also a Director at The United Way of the Lower Mainland, Canadian Public Accountability Board, British Columbia Cancer Foundation, and Silverbirch Management Ltd. Ms. Laberge previously served as the President & Chief Executive Officer at Fincentric Corp. from 2003 to 2005. She was also the Vice Chairman at St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation and Chairman at SilverBirch Holdings, Inc. Ms. Laberge held the position of Independent Director at Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Inc. from 2003 to 2017 and at Royal Bank of Canada from 2005 to 2021. She was a Director at British Columbia Hydro & Power Authority, Catalyst Paper Corp., Royal Bank of Canada (London Branch), and Delta Hotels Ltd. Ms. Laberge is currently an Independent Director at Nutrien Ltd. from 2018 to 2024. She previously served as the Chief Financial Officer & Senior VP-Finance at MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. from 1998 to 1999. Ms. Laberge has also been a Member-Governors Board at the University of British Columbia and a Trustee at Healthcare Benefit Trust. She holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Alberta and an MBA from the University of British Columbia. |
| Jeffery W. Yabuki |
Jeffery W. Yabuki is the founder and currently holds multiple positions. He is the Chairman & Founding Partner of Motive Partners GP LLC, which was founded in 2021. He is also the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of InvestCloud, Inc. since 2024. Additionally, he holds the position of Chief Executive Officer at CashEdge, Inc., Vice Chairman at The Kennedy Center Corporate Fund, and Chairman at Sportradar AG. Mr. Yabuki's former positions include Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of First Data Corp., President & Chief Executive Officer of American Express Tax & Business Services, Inc. from 1987 to 1999, President & Chief Executive Officer of CheckAGAIN LLC, and Executive Chairman of Fiserv, Inc. from 2005 to 2020. He has also served as a Director at MBIA, Inc., PetSmart LLC, and SentinelOne, Inc. In terms of education, Mr. Yabuki has an undergraduate degree from The California State University. |
| Cynthia Jane Devine |
Cynthia Jane Devine is an Independent Director at Empire Co. Ltd., Royal Bank of Canada, and Sobeys, Inc. She also serves as the Treasurer at Tim Horton Children's Foundation and is a Member-Governor of the Board at North York General Hospital. Previously, she held positions such as President & Chief Executive Officer at Maple Leaf Sports + Entertainment Ltd., Director at Flagship Industries, Inc., and Executive Director at Tangerine Bank. She also served as the Senior Vice President-Finance at Maple Leaf Foods, Inc., Chief Financial Officer, Secretary & Executive VP at RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust, and Chief Financial & Accounting Officer at The TDL Group Corp. Ms. Devine was also the Chief Financial Officer at Pepsi-Cola Canada Beverages (West) Ltd. and TIM HORTONS INC. She obtained her undergraduate degree from Richard Ivey School of Business. |
| Bridget A. van Kralingen |
Bridget A. van Kralingen currently works at The Travelers Cos., Inc., as Independent Director from 2022, Teradyne, Inc., as Independent Director from 2024, Royal Bank of Canada, as Independent Director from 2011, The Travelers Indemnity Co., as Director from 2022, IEX Group, Inc., as Director from 2021, Discovery Ltd., as Independent Non-Executive Director from 2022, Royal Bank of Canada (London Branch), as Director from 2011, New-York Historical Society, as Director, Discovery Health (Pty) Ltd, as Independent Non-Executive Director, and Motive Capital Management LLC, as Partner from 2022. Ms. van Kralingen also formerly worked at The Partnership for New York City, Inc., as Director, International Business Machines Corp., as Senior Vice President-Special Projects in 2021, Deloitte Consulting LLP, as Managing Partner-Financial Services, IBM Business Consulting Services A, as Managing Partner, and IBM Global Business Services, as Senior Vice President-Global Markets & Sales from 2020 to 2021. Ms. van Kralingen received her undergraduate degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, graduate degree from the University of South Africa, and undergraduate degree from the University of Johannesburg. |
| Andrew A. Chisholm |
Andrew A. Chisholm is currently an Independent Director at Royal Bank of Canada, a Director at Royal Bank of Canada (London Branch), a Board of Director at MaRS Discovery District (Venture Capital), a Director at RBC US Group Holdings LLC, and the Chair of Advisory Board at Richard Ivey School of Business. Previously, he worked as a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs International from 2013 to 2016, a Director at Evergreen LLC, a Director at Westrock Packaging Systems UK Ltd., and a Senior Strategy Officer at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from 2012 to 2014. He completed his undergraduate degree at Queen's University and holds an MBA from Richard Ivey School of Business. |
| Barry V. Perry |
Barry V. Perry is currently serving as an Independent Director at Royal Bank of Canada and Capital Power Corp. He is also a Director at Fortis Properties Corp., Maritime Electric Co. Ltd., Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Private Investments, Capital Power LP, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Newfoundland & Labrador, and Chartered Professional Accountants of Newfoundland & Labrador. Mr. Perry's former positions include being the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Fortis, Inc. from 2015 to 2020. He has also served as a Director at Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., UNS Energy Corp., CH Energy Group, Inc., Terasen, Inc., Newfoundland Power, Inc., FortisAlberta, Inc., ITC Holdings Corp., FortisBC, Inc., FortisOntario, Inc., and FortisBC Energy, Inc. Additionally, he held the position of Treasurer & Vice President at Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc. and was a Member of the Finance & Taxation Committee at the Canadian Electrical Association. Mr. Perry obtained his undergraduate degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland. CURRENT JOB(S): Independent Director at Royal Bank of Canada, Independent Director at Capital Power Corp.FORMER JOB(S): President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Fortis, Inc., Director at Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., UNS Energy Corp., CH Energy Group, Inc., Terasen, Inc., Newfoundland Power, Inc., FortisAlberta, Inc., Director at ITC Holdings Corp., FortisBC, Inc., FortisOntario, Inc., FortisBC Energy, Inc., Treasurer & Vice President at Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., Member of the Finance & Taxation Committee at the Canadian Electrical Association. EDUCATION:. Undergraduate degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland. |
| Toos N. Daruvala |
Toos N. Daruvala is currently serving as the Co-Chief Executive Officer at Compass Private Investments 2017 LLC. Additionally, he holds positions as an Independent Director at Royal Bank of Canada, OneMain Holdings, Inc., and New York Philharmonic, as well as a Director at MIO Partners, Inc. Previously, Daruvala worked at McKinsey & Co., Inc. for 34 years, where he held the position of Director & Senior Partner. He also served as an Independent Non-Executive Director at CardConnect Corp. Daruvala obtained an MBA from the University of Michigan in 1979 and completed his undergraduate studies at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in 1977. |
| Frank Vettese |
Frank Vettese is the founder of SummitNorth Holdings LLC. He currently holds the position of Independent Director at Royal Bank of Canada, Director at Royal Bank of Canada (London Branch), Director at DACF Ltd., Director at Rideau Hall Foundation, Director at David Cornfield Melanoma Fund, and Trustee at The Hospital for Sick Children. Previously, he worked at Deloitte LLP as CEO, Chief Inclusion Officer & Managing Partner from 2012 to 2019. He obtained his undergraduate and MBA degrees from The Schulich School of Business. |
| Mary Ann Turcke |
Mary Ann Turcke is currently the Chairman at The Stephen J.R. Smith School of Business. She also holds the position of Independent Director at Skyworks Solutions, Inc., Royal Bank of Canada, Diamond Sports Group LLC, Playmaker Capital, Inc., and Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. In her former roles, Ms. Turcke served as Chairman at Playmaker Capital, Inc. and Director at Maple Leaf Sports + Entertainment Ltd. and Hospital for Sick Children Foundation. She was also an Independent Director at Northern Star Investment Corp. II from 2021 to 2023 and Chief Operating Officer at National Football League Players Association, Inc. from 2018 to 2020. Additionally, she held the position of Executive Vice President-Field Operations at The Bell Telephone Company of Canada and President at Bell Media, Inc. from 2015 to 2017. She also served as Chief Operating Officer at Nfl Network Services LLC. Ms. Turcke's education includes an undergraduate degree and an MBA from Queen's University, a graduate degree from the University of Toronto, and an MBA from The Stephen J.R. Smith School of Business. |
| Roberta L. Jamieson |
Roberta L. Jamieson is an Independent Director at Royal Bank of Canada and a Director at Deloitte LLP. She is also a Member of the Order of Canada since 1994. Previously, she served as the President & Chief Executive Officer of the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation from 2004 to 2020. She was also a Director at Hydro One, Inc. from 2015 to 2018 and an Independent Director at Ontario Power Generation, Inc. from 2012 to 2015. Additionally, she served as an Independent Director at Hydro One Ltd. from 2015 to 2018. Earlier in her career, she was a Commissioner at the Indian Commission of Ontario from 1986 to 1989. Ms. Jamieson graduated from Western Law School with a graduate degree in 1976. |
| Mirko Bibic |
Mirko Bibic is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at BCE, Inc. and The Bell Telephone Company of Canada. He is also an Independent Director at Royal Bank of Canada. Additionally, he holds positions as a Director at Maple Leaf Sports + Entertainment Ltd., Bell Media, Inc., Business Council of Canada, Holding Bell Mobilité Inc., Bell ExpressVu Inc., and is a Member of the Ontario Bar Association. Mr. Bibic has previously worked as a Director at Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Inc. and as the Managing Partner-Ottawa Office at Stikeman Elliott LLP. He completed his undergraduate degree at McGill University and his graduate degree at the University of Toronto. |
| Thierry Vandal |
Thierry Vandal's current jobs include being an Independent Director at Royal Bank of Canada, an Independent Director at TC Energy Corp., and a Director at TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. He is also a Director at Royal Bank of Canada (London Branch), a Director at TransCanada Trust, and the President of Axium Infrastructure, Inc. (Canada) and Axium Infrastructure, Inc.Mr. Vandal's former jobs include being the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Hydro-Québec, Chairman of Hydro-Québec International, Inc., Chairman of AERIC, Inc., Chairman of Société d'énergie de la Baie James, Chairman of BioFuelNet Canada Inc., a Director at HEC Montréal, an Independent Director at Veresen, Inc., and a Principal at Hydro-Québec CapiTech, Inc.Mr. Vandal's education includes an undergraduate degree from Corporation de l'École Polytechnique de Montréal and an MBA from HEC Montréal. |
| Amanda G. Norton |
Amanda G. Norton is an Independent Director at Royal Bank of Canada. She is also a Director at The Risk Management Association, The Financial Clinic, and the University of Bath Alumni Foundation. Previously, she held positions as a Director at Credit Suisse Group AG, Chief Risk Officer & Head-Market Risk at Ally Financial, Inc., Head-Enterprise Risk Management at Bank of America Corp., Chief Risk Officer & Senior Executive VP at Wells Fargo & Co., and Chief Risk Officer-Consumer & Community Banking at JPMorgan Chase & Co. Dr. Norton obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Bath in 1989. |
