Mr Morneau was Canada’s Minister of Finance, a member of Parliament for Toronto Centre, and Governor at the International Monetary Fund and at the World Bank from 2015 to 2020. He was also active in international socio-economic forums, including the OECD. From 1990 to 2015, Mr Morneau led Morneau Shepell, which became the largest human resource and pension services provider in Canada during that time. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

Mr Morneau previously was Senior Fellow at the Jackson Institute at Yale University and served as Chair of St. Michael’s Hospital, Covenant House, and the C.D. Howe Institute. He is currently Chair of NovaSource Power Services, Chair of the Advisory Board of Magnet at Toronto Metropolitan University, Member of The Wilson Center’s Canada Institute Advisory Board, Co-chair of the National Arts Centre’s The Next Act Campaign, Distinguished Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto, and Executive in Residence at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.

Mr Morneau holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western University, a Master of Science degree from the London School of Economics and a Master of Business Administration degree from INSEAD.