Janice Fukakusa

Ms. Fukakusa is a corporate director and former Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Royal Bank of Canada, from which she retired in January 2017 following a distinguished 31-year career. Ms. Fukakusa currently serves on the boards of a number of corporate and not-for-profit organizations, including General Growth Properties, The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, and Wellspring Cancer Foundation. She also serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors of Canada Infrastructure Bank, and the Board of Governors of Ryerson University. She was inducted into Canada’s Most Powerful Women Hall of Fame and previously selected as Canada’s CFO of the Year by Financial Executives Canada, PwC and Robert Half. In 2016, she was named one of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking by American Banker magazine for the fourth consecutive year. Ms. Fukakusa holds the professional designations of Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant (FCPA and CPA) and Chartered Business Valuator. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts from University of Toronto and a Master of Business Administration from Schulich School of Business.