| Katherine Gibson |
Ms. Katherine Gibson, CPA, is a Chief Financial Officer at Royal Bank of Canada. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Manitoba. |
| Bruce Ross |
Bruce Ross currently works at the University of Western Ontario, as Director, Royal Bank of Canada, as Group Head-Technology & Operations from 2014, and Royal Bank of Canada (London Branch), as Group Head-Technology & Operations. Mr. Ross also formerly worked at Ontario Brain Institute, as Chairman-Liaison Council, AERIC, Inc., as Director, International Business Machines Corp., as GM-Global Technology Services North America from 2013 to 2014, IBM Canada Ltd., as President & General Manager from 2010 to 2012, IBM United Kingdom Ltd., as General Manager-Global Technology Services, IBM Ireland Ltd., as General Manager-Global Technology Services, IBM South Africa Group Ltd., as General Manager-Global Technology Services, United Way Campaign Cabinet, as Member-Toronto & York Region, IBM Europe BV, as General Manager-Global Technology Services from 2006 to 2010, and Business Council of Canada, as Member. Mr. Ross received his undergraduate degree 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 currently works at Boyd Group Services, Inc., as Independent Director from 2020, the University of Guelph, as Member-Governors Board, and Royal Bank of Canada, as Chief Audit Executive & Executive Vice President from 2016. Dr. Onuwa also formerly worked at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, as Chairman, Yonge Street Mission, as Chairman from 2015 to 2020, and The Boyd Group, Inc., as Director. Dr. Onuwa received his 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. |
| Maria Douvas |
Maria Douvas currently works at Pro Bono Ontario, as Director and Royal Bank of Canada, as Chief Legal & Administrative Officer from 2024. Ms. Douvas received her undergraduate degree in 1995 from The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York and graduate degree in 1998 from The University of Pennsylvania Law School. |
| Kelly Pereira |
Ms. Kelly Pereira is a Chief Human Resources Officer at Royal Bank of Canada. She received her graduate degree from 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 |
Ms. Jacynthe Côté is an Independent Director at CGI, Inc., a Lead Independent Director at Transcontinental, Inc., a Chairman at Royal Bank of Canada, a Chairman at Allo Prof, a Chairman at Chu Sainte-Justine Foundation and a Chairman at Sainte-Justine Hospital Foundation. She is on the Board of Directors at CGI, Inc., Transcontinental, Inc., Royal Bank of Canada (London Branch), Hautes Etudes Commerciales and HEC Montréal. Ms. Côté was previously employed as a Chairman by Hydro-Québec, an Independent Director by Suncor Energy, Inc., an Independent Director by Finning International, Inc., a President & Chief Executive Officer by Rio Tinto Alcan, Inc., and a Chief Executive Officer-Bauxite & Alumina Business by Alcan, Inc. She received her undergraduate degree from Université Laval. |
| David Ian McKay |
David Ian McKay currently works at Royal Bank of Canada, as President, Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2014, Royal Bank of Canada (London Branch), as President, Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2014, The University of Waterloo, as Vice Chairman from 2012, Business, as Co-Chairman, The Institute of International Finance, Inc., as Director, and Business Council of Canada, as Member. Mr. McKay also formerly worked at Visa Canada Corp, as Chairman from 2005 to 2007, Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council, as Chairman, Visa, Inc., as Director from 2007 to 2011, The Financial Services Roundtable, as Director, Visa International, Inc., as Director in 2007, and The Hospital for Sick Children, as Trustee. Mr. McKay received his undergraduate degree in 1987 from The University of Waterloo and Masters Business Admin degree in 1992 from Richard Ivey School of Business. |
| Andrew A. Chisholm |
Mr. Andrew A. Chisholm is an Independent Director at Royal Bank of Canada and a Chair of Advisory Board at Richard Ivey School of Business. He is on the Board of Directors at Royal Bank of Canada, MaRS Discovery District (Venture Capital), RBC US Group Holdings LLC and Royal Bank of Canada (London Branch). Mr. Chisholm was previously employed as a Managing Director by Goldman Sachs International and a Senior Strategy Officer by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. He also served on the board at Evergreen LLC and Westrock Packaging Systems UK Ltd. He received his undergraduate degree from Queen's University and an MBA from Richard Ivey School of Business. |
| Alice D. Laberge |
Alice D. Laberge currently works at Russel Metals, Inc., as Independent Director from 2007, Mercer International, Inc., as Independent Director from 2021, The United Way of the Lower Mainland, as Director, Canadian Public Accountability Board, as Director, British Columbia Cancer Foundation, as Director, and Silverbirch Management Ltd., as Director. Ms. Laberge also formerly worked at Fincentric Corp., as President & Chief Executive Officer from 2003 to 2005, St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation, as Vice Chairman, SilverBirch Holdings, Inc., as Chairman, Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Inc., as Independent Director from 2003 to 2018, Royal Bank of Canada, as Independent Director from 2005 to 2021, British Columbia Hydro & Power Authority, as Director, Catalyst Paper Corp., as Director from 2005 to 2006, Royal Bank of Canada (London Branch), as Director, Delta Hotels Ltd., as Director, Nutrien Ltd., as Independent Director from 2018 to 2024, MacMillan Bloedel Ltd., as Chief Financial Officer & Senior VP-Finance from 1998 to 1999, the University of British Columbia, as Member-Governors Board, and Healthcare Benefit Trust, as Trustee. Ms. Laberge received her undergraduate degree from the University of Alberta and Masters Business Admin degree from the University of British Columbia. |
| Jeffery W. Yabuki |
Jeffery W. Yabuki is the founder of Motive Partners GP LLC, serving as Chairman & Founding Partner since 2021. Current jobs include Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at InvestCloud, Inc. since 2024, Chief Executive Officer at CashEdge, Inc., Vice Chairman at The Kennedy Center Corporate Fund, Chairman at Milwaukee Art Museum, Inc., Chairman at Sportradar AG, Chairman & Founding Partner at Motive Capital Management LLC since 2021, Chairman at Sportradar Group AG since 2021, Independent Director at Royal Bank of Canada since 2017, Director at Royal Bank of Canada (London Branch), Director at Project Healthy Minds Corp., and Independent Director at Nasdaq, Inc. since 2023. Former jobs include Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at First Data Corp., President & Chief Executive Officer at American Express Tax & Business Services, Inc. from 1987 to 1999, President & Chief Executive Officer at CheckAGAIN LLC, Executive Chairman at Fiserv, Inc. in 2020, Director at MBIA, Inc. from 2005 to 2008, Director at PetSmart LLC from 2004 to 2007, Independent Director at SentinelOne, Inc. from 2021 to 2023, Director at BlueVoyant LLC, Director at Ixonia Bancshares, Inc. from 2014 to 2021, Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President at H&R Block, Inc. from 2002 to 2005, President at Corillian Corp., and President at HRB International LLC from 1999 to 2001. Education includes an undergraduate degree from The California State University. |
| Cynthia Jane Devine |
Cynthia Jane Devine currently works at Empire Co. Ltd., as Independent Director from 2013, Royal Bank of Canada, as Independent Director, Sobeys, Inc., as Independent Director from 2013, Tim Horton Children's Foundation, as Treasurer, and North York General Hospital, as Member-Governors Board. Ms. Devine also formerly worked at Maple Leaf Sports + Entertainment Ltd., as President & Chief Executive Officer from 2022 to 2024, Flagship Industries, Inc., as Director in 1991, Canada's Walk of Fame, as Director, Tangerine Bank, as Executive Director from 2009 to 2012, Maple Leaf Foods, Inc., as Senior Vice President-Finance, RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust, as Chief Financial Officer, Secretary & Executive VP from 2015 to 2017, The TDL Group Corp., as Chief Financial & Accounting Officer from 2013 to 2014, Pepsi-Cola Canada Beverages (West) Ltd., as Chief Financial Officer from 1999 to 2001, and Tim Hortons, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer from 2003 to 2014. Ms. Devine received her undergraduate degree from Richard Ivey School of Business. |
| Barry V. Perry |
Mr. Barry V. Perry is an Independent Director at Royal Bank of Canada, a Corporate Director at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Private Investments, an Independent Director at Capital Power Corp., a Member at Chartered Professional Accountants of Newfoundland & Labrador and a Member at Institute of Chartered Accountants of Newfoundland & Labrador. He is on the Board of Directors at Royal Bank of Canada, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Private Investments, Capital Power Corp., Capital Power LP, Fortis Properties Corp. and Maritime Electric Co. Ltd. Mr. Perry was previously employed as an Executive Director by Terasen, Inc., a President, Chief Executive Officer & Director by Fortis, Inc., a Chief Financial Officer, Director & Vice President by Newfoundland Power, Inc., a Treasurer & Vice President by Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., and a Member-Finance & Taxation Committee by Canadian Electrical Association. He also served on the board at ITC Holdings Corp., UNS Energy Corp., CH Energy Group, Inc., Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., FortisAlberta, Inc., FortisBC, Inc., FortisBC Energy, Inc. and FortisOntario, Inc. He received his undergraduate degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland. |
| Amanda G. Norton |
Dr. Amanda G. Norton is an Independent Director at Royal Bank of Canada. She is on the Board of Directors at Royal Bank of Canada, The Financial Clinic, The Risk Management Association and University of Bath Alumni Foundation. Dr. Norton was previously employed as a Chief Risk Officer & Senior Executive VP by Wells Fargo & Co., a Chief Risk Officer-Consumer & Community Banking by JPMorgan Chase & Co., a Chief Risk Officer & Head-Market Risk by Ally Financial, Inc., and a Head-Enterprise Risk Management by Bank of America Corp. She also served on the board at Credit Suisse Group AG. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Bath. |
| Frank Vettese |
Mr. Frank Vettese is an Independent Director at Royal Bank of Canada. He is on the Board of Directors at Royal Bank of Canada, The Hospital for Sick Children, DACF Ltd., David Cornfield Melanoma Fund, Rideau Hall Foundation and Royal Bank of Canada (London Branch). Mr. Vettese was previously employed as a CEO, Chief Inclusion Officer & Managing Partner by Deloitte LLP and a Founder by SummitNorth Holdings LLC. He received his undergraduate degree from The Schulich School of Business and an MBA from The Schulich School of Business. |
| Toos N. Daruvala |
Toos N. Daruvala currently works at Compass Private Investments 2017 LLC, as Co-Chief Executive Officer, Royal Bank of Canada, as Independent Director from 2015, OneMain Holdings, Inc., as Independent Director from 2022, and New York Philharmonic, as Director. Mr. Daruvala also formerly worked at McKinsey & Co., Inc., as Director & Senior Partner from 1983 to 2015, CardConnect Corp., as Independent Non-Executive Director from 2016 to 2017, and MIO Partners, Inc., as Director from 2016 to 2021. Mr. Daruvala received his Masters Business Admin degree in 1979 from the University of Michigan and undergraduate degree in 1977 from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. |
| Mary Ann Turcke |
Mary Ann Turcke currently works at The Stephen J.R. Smith School of Business, as Chairman, Skyworks Solutions, Inc., as Independent Director from 2023, Royal Bank of Canada, as Independent Director, Main Street Sports Group LLC, as Director, Playmaker Capital, Inc., as Director, and Frontier Communications Parent, Inc., as Independent Director from 2021. Ms. Turcke also formerly worked at Playmaker Capital, Inc., as Chairman, Maple Leaf Sports + Entertainment Ltd., as Director, Hospital for Sick Children Foundation, as Director, Northern Star Investment Corp. II, as Independent Director from 2021 to 2023, National Football League Players Association, Inc., as Chief Operating Officer from 2018 to 2020, The Bell Telephone Company of Canada, as Executive Vice President-Field Operations, Bell Media, Inc., as President from 2015 to 2017, and Nfl Network Services LLC, as Chief Operating Officer. Ms. Turcke received her undergraduate degree and Masters Business Admin degree from Queen's University, graduate degree from the University of Toronto, and Masters Business Admin degree from The Stephen J.R. Smith School of Business. |
| Roberta L. Jamieson |
Roberta L. Jamieson currently works at Royal Bank of Canada, as Independent Director, Deloitte LLP, as Director, and Order of Canada, as Member from 1994. Ms. Jamieson also formerly worked at National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, as President & Chief Executive Officer from 2004 to 2020, Hydro One, Inc., as Director from 2015 to 2018, Ontario Power Generation, Inc., as Independent Director from 2012 to 2015, Hydro One Ltd., as Independent Director from 2015 to 2018, and Indian Commission of Ontario, as Commissioner from 1986 to 1989. Ms. Jamieson received her graduate degree in 1976 from Western Law School. |
| Mirko Bibic |
Mirko Bibic currently works at BCE, Inc., as President, Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2020, The Bell Telephone Company of Canada, as President, Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2020, Canadian Telecommunications Association, as Vice Chairman, Royal Bank of Canada, as Independent Director from 2022, Maple Leaf Sports + Entertainment Ltd., as Director, Bell Media, Inc., as Director from 2004, Business Council of Canada, as Director, Holding Bell Mobilité Inc., as Director, Bell ExpressVu Inc., as Director, and Ontario Bar Association, as Member from 1994. Mr. Bibic also formerly worked at Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Inc., as Director and Stikeman Elliott LLP, as Managing Partner-Ottawa Office. Mr. Bibic received his undergraduate degree from McGill University and graduate degree from the University of Toronto. |
| Thierry Vandal |
Thierry Vandal currently works at Royal Bank of Canada, as Independent Director from 2015, TC Energy Corp., as Independent Director from 2017, McGill University, as Director from 2006 to 2017, TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., as Independent Director from 2017, Royal Bank of Canada (London Branch), as Director from 2015, TransCanada Trust, as Director, Axium Infrastructure, Inc. (Canada), as President, and Axium Infrastructure, Inc., as President. Mr. Vandal also formerly worked at Hydro-Québec, as President, Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2011 to 2015, Hydro-Québec International, Inc., as Chairman, AERIC, Inc., as Chairman from 2009 to 2010, Société d'énergie de la Baie James, as Chairman, BioFuelNet Canada Inc., as Chairman from 2013 to 2015, HEC Montréal, as Director from 2006 to 2017, Veresen, Inc., as Independent Director from 2015 to 2017, and Hydro-Québec CapiTech, Inc., as Principal. Mr. Vandal received his undergraduate degree from Corporation de l'École Polytechnique de Montréal and Masters Business Admin degree from HEC Montréal. |
