The C.D. Howe Institute is governed by its Board of Directors, which is composed of leaders from business and the not-for-profit sector. The Board meets twice per year, in the spring and the fall. The Board has three main responsibilities: to approve the strategic direction of the Institute’s policy work, to ensure that the Institute’s commitments to independence and quality are upheld, and to ensure that the Institute’s management runs the organization efficiently and prudently, making the best possible use of donations and member and subscriber contributions.
Chair, Hugh L. MacKinnon
Chair Emeritus, Bennett Jones LLP
Vice-Chair, Blake C. Goldring, C.M., O.Ont., M.S.M., CD
Executive Chairman, AGF Management Ltd.
Vice-Chair, Aaron Regent, FCPA, FCA
Chairman and CEO, Magris Performance Materials Inc.; Chairman of the Board, Scotiabank
CEO, William B.P. Robson
President and Chief Executive OfficerDirectors
Anna Kennedy FCPA, FCA
Corporate Director
Scott Burns
Chairman & CEO, BURNCO Group of Companies
Heather Chalmers
President & CEO, GE Vernova Canada; and President, GE Vernova - Hydro North American
Brian K. Johnston, CPA, CA
Corporate Director, Johnston Family Foundation
Louis Gagnon
President, Canadian Operations, Intact Financial Corporation
Ronald P. Mathison
President & CEO, Matco Investments Ltd.
Bert Clark
President and Chief Executive Officer, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario
Stephen Smith
Executive Chairman of the Board, First National Financial LLP
Heather Evans
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Tax Foundation
