Joanne De Laurentiis

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Joanne De Laurentiis has extensive experience in the financial/regulatory sectors. She served as President & CEO of the Investment Funds Institute of Canada, CEO of Credit Union Central of Canada, first President of Interac, first employee and President of Mondex Canada piloting an experimental cash card; Vice-President of Public Affairs for the Canadian Bankers Association; and chief of staff to the Honourable Robert Elgie, Minister in the Ontario Government. In those roles she gained experience in building robust and fit-for-purpose governance and management structures; developing and maintaining strong regulatory and government advocacy relationships; leading marketing strategies, research analytics, and public policy regulatory formulation.

She has served on both national and international boards including: Vice-Chair of the TTC, The International Funds Association, Toronto Financial Services Alliance, Western University, Concentra Financial, Equifax Canada Advisory Board, Payments Canada, Toronto Board of Trade, OLGC, St. Stephen's Community House.

She continues to provide regulatory and policy advice and serves on several public and not-for-profit boards including Chair of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA); Member of Canada Life Funds Independent Review Committee; Board of BeWhere Holdings.

She holds a Masters in Political Science from Western University and is a Senior Research Fellow at the CD Howe Institute.