Alison Hierons

Alison Hierons, MBA, is an experienced finance professional currently serving as Vice President of Commercial Financial Services at RBC Royal Bank of Canada since December 2018. Previously, Alison held various leadership roles at Scotiabank from 2004 to 2016, including VP & Market Lead for Commercial, VP & Head of International Private Client Centres, and Centre Director for Scotia Private Client Group. In addition to corporate roles, Alison also contributed to academia as an Instructor in Multinational Finance at Mount Royal University from January 2018 to February 2022. Alison holds an MBA from Smith School of Business at Queen's University and a BA in Economics from the University of Waterloo, along with ongoing education in the Canadian Securities Course from the Canadian Securities Institute.