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 **

Paul Beaudry

Paul Beaudry

Deputy Governor

Toni Gravelle

Deputy Governor

Sharon Kozicki

Deputy Governor

Nicolas Vincent

External Non-executive Deputy Governor
Effective March 2023

Executive Council

The Executive Council is made up of the Governing Council, the Chief Operating Officer and the Executive Director – Retail Payments Supervision. Together, they chart the strategic direction of the Bank.

Filipe Dinis

Chief Operating Officer ***

Ron Morrow

Ron Morrow

Executive Director – Supervision

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 *

Alexis Corbett

Managing Director and Chief Human Resources Officer, Human Resources *

Jeremy S.T. Farr

General Counsel & Corporate Secretary *

Marc-André Gosselin

Managing Director, Canadian Economic Analysis *

Mark Hardisty

Special Advisor

Jeremy Harrison

Managing Director, Communications *

Harriet Jackson

Managing Director, International Economic Analysis *

Stéphane Lavoie

Managing Director, Financial Markets Department *

James (Jim) C. MacGee

Managing Director, Economic and Financial Research

Michael O’Bryan

Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer *

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
Krystelle Bilodeau, 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

Jeremy Harrison, Managing Director
Nicholas Galletti, Deputy Managing Director
Annie Portelance, 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

Economic and Financial Research

Jim MacGee, Managing Director
Sermin Gungor, Deputy Managing Director
Jason Allen, Senior Research Officer
Oleksiy Kryvtsov, Senior Research Officer
Césaire Meh, Senior Research Officer

Executive and Legal Services

Jeremy S.T. Farr, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Lesley Ryan, Deputy Corporate Secretary and Senior Director
Steve Thomas, Assistant General Counsel

Financial and Enterprise Risk

Michael O’Bryan, Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer
Jean-François Tremblay, Deputy Managing Director

Financial Markets

Stéphane Lavoie, Managing Director
Virginie Traclet, Deputy Managing Director
Cars Hommes, Senior Research Director
Alexandra Lai, Senior Director
Philippe Muller, Senior Director
Christopher Reid, 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
René Lafrance, Senior Director

Financial Stability

Jing Yang, Managing Director
Russell Barnett, Deputy Managing Director
Natasha Khan, Senior Director
Miguel Molico, Senior Director
Yaz Terajima, Senior Research Director

Human Resources

Alexis Corbett, Managing Director and Chief Human Resources Officer
Katherine Murray, Deputy Managing Director
Annie Guilbault, Senior Director

Information Technology Services

Sylvain Chalut, Managing Director and Chief Information Officer
Erin Trudeau, Senior 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 January 3, 2023

* 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