Directors manage or supervise the management of the activities and affairs of the Foundation. They are elected by the Members of the Foundation for renewable, two-year terms. The Foundation is governed by a diverse and distinguished Board of up to 18 directors.
Peter Sahlas
Peter Sahlas
Chair of the Board of the Foundation and an Attorney and Counsellor at Law in the State of New York, he specializes in the resolution of complex international disputes involving public authorities in emerging markets.
Bruce McNiven
Bruce McNiven
Founding Member, Vice-chair, and Treasurer of the Foundation and a lawyer practicing general business law.
Jeremy Adelamn
Jeremy Adelman
Jeremy Adelman is the Henry Charles Lea Professor Emeritus of History at Princeton University and the Director of the Global History Lab at the University of Cambridge.
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Pascale Alpha
Pascale Alpha was appointed Global Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – Strategy and Indigenous Relations at CAE in January 2024, after serving as Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer since May 2022.
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Martha Durdin
Martha Durdin has been President and CEO of the Canadian Credit Union Association (CCUA) since 2014.
Feridun Hamdullahpur
Feridun Hamdullahpur
Feridun Hamdullahpur is the President of ACEM Consulting Ltd. He served as President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Waterloo from October 2010 to July 2021.
Edward Johnson
Edward Johnson
Edward Johnson is a Founding Member of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation and has served as a Director since November 2011 and as Vice Chair since November 2018. He has served as chair of several of the Board's committees. He began his term as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Foundation on March 1, 2021. He is now preceded by Peter Sahlas.
Nimi Nanji-Simard
Nimi Nanji-Simard
Nimi is a Director of The Nanji Family Foundation, which focuses predominantly on funding educational and healthcare initiatives in Canada and around the world.
Duncan Reid
Duncan Reid
Duncan Reid is a lawyer in Vancouver, BC, and a partner at Farris LLP.
Deborah Saucier
Deborah Saucier
Dr. Deborah Saucier was appointed President and Vice-Chancellor of Vancouver Island University in July 2019.