Cornell Wright

Mr. Wright is President of Wittington Investments, Limited. Mr. Wright joined Wittington in 2021 following a 20-year career at the law firm of Torys LLP, where he was a leading corporate lawyer. Mr. Wright served as Chair of the firm’s Corporate practice and former co-head of the firm’s M&A practice. Mr. Wright has a broad range of experience in complex transactional, securities, private equity, regulatory, governance and compliance matters. Mr. Wright is a Fellow of The American College of Governance Counsel.

Mr. Wright is a director of George Weston Limited, Loblaw Companies Limited and BCE, Inc. In addition to his public board memberships, Mr. Wright is the Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Ballet of Canada, a Trustee of University Health Network and Executive in Residence at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.

Mr. Wright holds J.D. and M.B.A degrees from the University of Toronto and a B.A. from McGill University.

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