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Governing Council and Senior Management

Learn more about the current leadership at the Bank of Canada, or access our list of former senior officers.

Governing Council

The Governing Council is the policy-making body of the Bank. It consists of the Governor, Senior Deputy Governor and the Deputy Governors. It is responsible for conducting monetary policy and promoting a safe and efficient financial system.

Carolyn Rogers

Senior Deputy Governor **

Toni Gravelle

Deputy Governor

Sharon Kozicki

Deputy Governor

Rhys R. Mendes

Deputy Governor

Nicolas Vincent

External, non-executive Deputy Governor

Executive Council

The Executive Council is made up of the Governing Council (other than the non-executive Deputy Governor), the Chief Operating Officer and the Executive Directors. Together, they chart the strategic direction of the Bank.

Filipe Dinis

Chief Operating Officer ***

Alexis Corbett

Incoming Chief Operating Officer
(effective May 31, 2024)

Nick Leswick

Executive Director of Policy

Ron Morrow

Ron Morrow

Executive Director of Payments Supervision and Oversight

Executive Leadership

Naomi Belleau

Managing Director and Chief Internal Auditor

Carol Brigham

Managing Director, Supervision *

Coralia Bulhoes

Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer *

Maureen Carroll

Managing Director, Currency *

Sylvain Chalut

Managing Director and Chief Information Officer, Information Technology Services *

Julie Champagne

Managing Director, Corporate Services and Data *

Ian Christensen

Managing Director, Banking and Payments Department *

Marc-André Gosselin

Managing Director, Canadian Economic Analysis *

Mark Hardisty

Special Advisor

Harriet Jackson

Managing Director, International Economic Analysis *

Stéphane Lavoie

Managing Director, Financial Markets Department *

James (Jim) C. MacGee

Managing Director, Economic and Financial Research

Katherine Murray

Managing Director and Chief Human Resources Officer, Human Resources *

Michael O’Bryan

Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer *

Annie Portelance

Managing Director, Communications *

Steve Thomas

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary *

Jill Vardy

Advisor and Chief of Staff

Jing Yang

Managing Director, Financial Stability Department *

Senior Management

Audit

Naomi Belleau, Managing Director and Chief Internal Auditor

Banking and Payments

Ian Christensen, Managing Director
James Chapman, Deputy Managing Director
Christopher Reid, Senior Director
Marc Normandeau, Senior Director
Scott Hendry, Senior Special Director

Canadian Economic Analysis

Marc-André Gosselin, Managing Director
Gino Cateau, Deputy Managing Director
Brigitte Desroches, Senior Policy Director
Erik Ens, Senior Policy Director
Alexander Ueberfeldt, Senior Policy Director
Stefano Gnocchi, Senior Research Director

Communications

Annie Portelance, Managing Director
Nicholas Galletti, Deputy Managing Director
Tara Sutorius, Senior Director

Corporate Services

Julie Champagne, Managing Director
John Robert Fortin, Deputy Managing Director
Peter Lambertucci, Senior Director
Sahar Nezami, Senior Director
Trevor Sabean, Senior Director

Currency

Maureen Carroll, Managing Director
Yvonne de Lint, Deputy Managing Director
Ted Garanzotis, Senior Director
Julie Martens, Senior Director

Economic and Financial Research

Jim MacGee, Managing Director
Sermin Gungor, Deputy Managing Director
Jason Allen, Senior Research Officer
Oleksiy Kryvtsov, Senior Research Officer
Joel Rodrigue, Senior Research Officer

Executive and Legal Services

Steve Thomas, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Matthew Meagher, Assistant General Counsel
Lesley Ryan, Deputy Corporate Secretary and Senior Director

Financial and Enterprise Risk

Michael O’Bryan, Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer
Krystelle Bilodeau, Deputy Managing Director

Financial Markets

Stéphane Lavoie, Managing Director
Virginie Traclet, Deputy Managing Director
Cars Hommes, Senior Research Director
Miguel Molico, Senior Research Director
Alexandra Lai, Senior Director
Philippe Muller, Senior Director
Harri Vikstedt, Senior Policy Director
Lorie Zorn, Senior Director

Financial Services

Coralia Bulhoes, Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer
Adelle Laniel, Deputy Managing Director
Caroline Jean, Senior Director

Financial Stability

Jing Yang, Managing Director
Russell Barnett, Deputy Managing Director
Natasha Khan, Senior Director
Tamara Gomes, Senior Director
Yaz Terajima, Senior Research Director

Human Resources

Katherine Murray, Managing Director and Chief Human Resources Officer
Michelle Martin, Deputy Managing Director
Annie Guilbault, Senior Director

Information Technology Services

Sylvain Chalut, Managing Director and Chief Information Officer
Erin Trudeau, Deputy Managing Director
Hisham El-Bihbety, Senior Director
Roger Hatch, Senior Director
Robert Pichette, Senior Director
Ben Sorensen, Senior Director
Hajer Zaiem, Senior Director

International Economic Analysis

Harriet Jackson, Managing Director
José Dorich, Deputy Managing Director
Lori Rennison, Senior Policy Director
Subrata Sarker, Senior Policy Director
Ben Tomlin, Senior Research Director

Supervision

Carol Brigham, Managing Director
Melanie Achtemichuk, Deputy Managing Director
Nikil Chande, Senior Director
Éric Chouinard, Senior Director


True to March 4, 2024

* Member of Senior Management Council
** Chair of Senior Management Council
*** Co-chair and alternate for the chair of Senior Management Council

Past Governors of the Bank

Stephen S. Poloz

2013‒2020

Mark Carney

2008‒2013

David Dodge

2001‒2008

Gordon Thiessen

1994‒2001

John Crow

1987‒1994

Gerald Bouey

1973‒1987

Louis Rasminsky

1961‒1973

James Coyne

1955‒1961

Graham Towers

1934‒1954