Senior Management

• Michael O’Bryan

  

  Michael O’Bryan is the Bank’s Chief Risk Officer (CRO) and Managing Director of the Financial and Enterprise Risk Department (FER).

  Department(s): Financial and Enterprise Risk

• Julie Champagne

  

  Julie Champagne was appointed Advisor, Corporate Services effective March 30, 2026.

  Department(s): Executive

• Jeremy Harrison

  

  Jeremy Harrison returned to the role of Managing Director of Communications in July 2026, following a 3-year period of service as the Deputy Director of Communications at the International Monetary Fund.

  Department(s): Communications

• Stéphane Lavoie

  

  Stéphane Lavoie was appointed Managing Director, Markets and Banking Department (MBD), effective November 1, 2021.

  Department(s): Markets and Banking Department

• Harriet Jackson

  

  Harriet Jackson was appointed Advisor and Chief of Staff to the Senior Deputy Governor, effective March 25, 2024.

  Department(s): Canadian Economic Analysis

• Sylvain Chalut

  

  Sylvain Chalut was appointed Managing Director and Chief Information Officer of the Bank’s Information Technology Services (ITS) Department in September 2011. He is responsible for leading the Bank’s IT strategy and positioning its architecture and systems to respond to evolving business needs.

  Department(s): Information Technology Services

• Stefano Gnocchi

  

  Stefano Gnocchi is the Senior Research Director in the Canadian Economic Analysis (CEA) Department. His research interests include macroeconomics, monetary economics, and monetary and fiscal policy.

  Department(s): Canadian Economic Analysis, Strategic Leadership and Support Research Field(s): Macroeconomics, Monetary and Fiscal Policy, Monetary Economics Alma Mater: Universitat of Pompeu Fabra

• Erik Ens

  

  Erik Ens is a Deputy Managing Director in the Canadian Economic Analysis Department.

  Department(s): Canadian Economic Analysis

• Subrata Sarker

  

  Subrata Sarker was appointed Managing Director of the Bank’s International Economic Analysis Department (INT), effective August 1^st, 2025.

  Department(s): International Economic Analysis, Strategic Leadership Group

• Sermin Gungor

  

  Sermin Gungor is a Senior Research Advisor in the Financial Markets Department at the Bank of Canada.

  Department(s): Financial Stability