Michele McKenzie

Michele McKenzie is a corporate director and founder of McKenzie Business Strategies, an advisory practice focused on economic development, strategy, marketing and tourism, and is the former President and CEO of the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC/Destination Canada), a federal Crown Corporation. She is also a director of the Trans Canada Trail and the Christian Children’s Fund of Canada. In 2018, Michele was appointed to the inaugural board of Invest in Canada, the new federal agency supporting business expansion into Canada. Michele has been recognized as one of “Canada’s Most Powerful Women – Top 100” by WXN and was named Hotelier Magazine’s one of the “10 Most Influential Leaders in Canada’s Hospitality Industry.” Michele is a graduate of Dalhousie University and holds an honorary degree from Humber College.