Navdeep Bains

The Honourable Navdeep Bains will be appointed Chief Corporate Affairs Officer for Rogers Communications on May 15, 2023. In this role, Navdeep leads the Public Policy and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) efforts for the company, drawing on his deep expertise in policy matters to advance critical issues, including the digital divide and Canada’s digital economy.

Prior to joining Rogers, Navdeep served as Vice-Chair in Global Investment Banking for CIBC, where he was responsible for strengthening all Capital Markets and Commercial Banking with a particular focus on Innovation, Sustainability, and Industrial sectors. He joined CIBC after serving as one of the longest serving federal Ministers of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, where he introduced the most comprehensive innovation and skills plan for Canada in over three decades.

Previously, Navdeep was a distinguished visiting professor at Toronto Metropolitan University’s Ted Rogers School of Management, an adjunct lecturer at the Master of Public Service program at the University of Waterloo, and worked for several years in accounting and finance for the Ford Motor Company of Canada.

He holds a Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant designation, and has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Windsor and a Bachelor of Commerce from York University.