January 19, 2015 – William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the appointment of Susan Wolburgh Jenah to the Institute’s National Council, an esteemed group of Canadians who advise the Institute’s research program.
“Susan has extensive experience in capital markets regulation, notably in matters of conduct and investor protection,” stated Robson. “I know the Council and the Institute will benefit greatly from her insights.”
Ms. Wolburgh Jenah is the former President & Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC), the national self-regulatory organization that oversees 200 investment dealers and trading activity on debt and equity marketplaces in Canada. During her time at IIROC, she the led the merger of the Investment Dealers Association of Canada (IDA) and Market Regulation Services Inc. (RS) to create IIROC in 2008.
Prior to the IIROC, she spent much of her career at the Ontario Securities Commission, taking on progressively more senior roles, including: Vice Chair, Acting Chair, Head of International Affairs and General Counsel.
She serves on several boards and advisory committees including: the U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Ted Rogers School of Management Dean’s Advisory Council, Global Risk Institute in Financial Services, Hennick Centre for Business and Law and Laurentian Bank of Canada.
Ms. Wolburgh Jenah holds a Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School and was recently made a Fellow for the Winter Term of 2015. She is the recipient of the Osgoode Hall Law School Alumni 2011 Gold Key for Achievement.
For more information please contact: James Fleming of the C.D. Howe Institute at 416-865-1904; email:jfleming@cdhowe.org.
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