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

Chair, Hugh L. MacKinnon

Chair Emeritus, Bennett Jones LLP
Blake C. Goldring

Vice-Chair, Blake C. Goldring, C.M., M.S.M., CD

Executive Chairman, AGF Management Ltd.
Aaron Regent

Vice-Chair, Aaron Regent, FCPA, FCA

Chairman and CEO, Magris Performance Materials Inc.; Chairman of the Board, Scotiabank

CEO, William B.P. Robson

Chief Executive Officer, C.D. Howe Institute

Directors

Bruce Gordon

Bruce Gordon

Director, Manulife Assurance Company of Canada
Paul Hill

Paul Hill

Chairman, President & CEO, Harvard Developments Inc., A Hill Company
Brian K. Johnston

Brian K. Johnston, CPA, CA

Corporate Director, Johnston Family Foundation
Anna Kennedy

Anna Kennedy FCPA, FCA

Corporate Director
Cyrus Madon

Cyrus Madon

Executive Chairman, Private Equity, Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
Ronald P. Mathison

Ronald P. Mathison

President & CEO, Matco Investments Ltd.
Marcia Moffat

Marcia Moffat

Managing Director – Country Head of Canada, BlackRock
Gilles Ouellette

Gilles Ouellette

Chairman, Asset Management, BMO Financial Group
Geoff Smith

Geoff Smith

Executive Chair, EllisDon
Stephen Smith

Stephen Smith

Chairman, Chairman and CEO of Smith Financial Corporation