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.
![Hugh L. MacKinnon](/sites/default/files/styles/staff_280x280/public/2023-09/Hugh%202023.png.jpg?itok=n0D-SSDd)
Chair, Hugh L. MacKinnon
Chair Emeritus, Bennett Jones LLP![Blake C. Goldring](/sites/default/files/styles/staff_280x280/public/2023-09/Blake%202023.png.jpg?itok=1IHqok9G)
Vice-Chair, Blake C. Goldring, C.M., M.S.M., CD
Executive Chairman, AGF Management Ltd.![Aaron Regent](/sites/default/files/styles/staff_280x280/public/2023-09/Aaron%202023.png.jpg?itok=S4Fqz1LI)
Vice-Chair, Aaron Regent, FCPA, FCA
Chairman and CEO, Magris Performance Materials Inc.; Chairman of the Board, Scotiabank![](/sites/default/files/styles/staff_280x280/public/2024-02/Bill%20Robson_2024.png.jpg?itok=O-9N2V_K)
CEO, William B.P. Robson
President and Chief Executive OfficerDirectors
![Anna Kennedy](/sites/default/files/styles/staff_280x280/public/2023-09/Anna%20Kennedy%202022.png.jpg?itok=FFimgk4j)
Anna Kennedy FCPA, FCA
Corporate Director![Scott Burns](/sites/default/files/styles/staff_280x280/public/2023-09/Scott%202023.png.jpg?itok=03iRdfHM)
Scott Burns
Chairman & CEO, BURNCO Group of Companies![Heather Chalmers](/sites/default/files/styles/staff_280x280/public/2023-09/Heather%202023.png.jpg?itok=4fqzFArO)
Heather Chalmers
President and Chief Executive Officer, GE Canada![Brian K. Johnston](/sites/default/files/styles/staff_280x280/public/2023-09/Brian%202023.png.jpg?itok=kuvBkJQc)
Brian K. Johnston, CPA, CA
Corporate Director, Johnston Family Foundation![Louis Gagnon](/sites/default/files/styles/staff_280x280/public/2023-09/Louis%202023.png.jpg?itok=G8M5lNPv)
Louis Gagnon
President, Canadian Operations, Intact Financial Corporation![Ronald P. Mathison](/sites/default/files/styles/staff_280x280/public/2023-09/Ronald%202023.png.jpg?itok=45j0QVOu)
Ronald P. Mathison
President & CEO, Matco Investments Ltd.![Bert Clark](/sites/default/files/styles/staff_280x280/public/2023-09/Bert%202023.png.jpg?itok=7l4aRnWy)
Bert Clark
President and Chief Executive Officer, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario![Stephen Smith](/sites/default/files/styles/staff_280x280/public/2023-09/stephen%202023.png.jpg?itok=I7pip_mM)
Stephen Smith
Executive Chairman of the Board, First National Financial LLP![Heather Evans](/sites/default/files/styles/staff_280x280/public/2023-09/Heather%20Evans_02.png.jpg?itok=3EufbkWX)
Heather Evans
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Tax Foundation![Hélène Desmarais](/sites/default/files/styles/staff_280x280/public/2023-09/Helene%202023.png.jpg?itok=s8Z9-a0z)