Robert Poirier

Director at Metrolinx

Robert Poirier has his ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors and is a Finance and Technology executive.

He further serves in the transportation sector as board chair of the Toronto Port Authority, a federal agency consisting of the Ports of Toronto and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, and in the environmental sector as chair of the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority supporting the Province of Ontario’s transition to a circular economy.

Robert was previously the Managing Director of the Alternative Investments division at State Street and served as a Senior Advisor to members of the Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce from 1992 to 1999.