Monetary Policy Council Member

Warren Jestin Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist Scotiabank

Warren Jestin is Scotiabank’s Chief Economist and has been with the Bank for more than 25 years. His Scotia Economics team provides in-depth research on global economic, policy and financial market developments. Warren is also Senior Vice-President of the Bank’s Public and Corporate Affairs Department, which includes corporate communications, government relations, corporate sponsorships and donations.

Before joining Scotiabank, Warren spent a number of years working in the Research Department at the Bank of Canada and teaching in the economics departments of several Canadian universities. He is currently a member of the Board of Governors of the University of Guelph and is on the Board of Advisors of The Frank H. Sobey Faculty of Commerce at St. Mary’s University. Warren earned an MA in Economics at the University of Guelph in 1971and gained his doctorate from the University of Toronto in 1977.

He has been involved with economic policy committees of the Canadian and Ontario Chambers of Commerce and the Toronto Board of Trade. He also is on the Board of the Markham-Stouffville Hospital Foundation. In his role as Chair of Scotiabank’s Sponsorship and Donations Committee, Warren works closely with a wide variety of Canadian charitable institutions.