Jennifer Reynolds | Source | CEO at Women Corporate Directors

Jennifer Reynolds is an accomplished executive and board member. Her more than 25-year career has spanned various areas of the financial services industry and has included senior roles in investment banking, venture capital, and global risk management working with multi-billion-dollar firms and M&A transactions.

She currently serves as CEO of Women Corporate Directors Foundation (WCD) the world's largest network of women corporate board directors, with more than 2,500 members serving on more than 8,500 public and private boards around the globe.

Jennifer serves on the board of BF&M Insurance Group Ltd, (“BFM.BH”, BSX); on the board of Agrinam Acquisition Corporation (“AGRI.V” TSX), on the board of the Canada Development Investment Corporation ("CDEV"); and on the board of Women’s College Hospital Foundation. She has served on or chaired multiple committees across boards, including, audit, compensation, nominating and governance, HR, and investments. Jennifer previously served on the board of Citibank Canada and was the Co-Chair of the UN convened Financial Centres for Sustainability Network (FC4S). Jennifer currently serves on the Advisory Council for the Canadian Institute of Sustainable Finance.

Prior to joining WCD, Jennifer served as the President & CEO of Toronto Finance International (TFI), a public-private partnership which promotes and develops Canada’s financial services sector, nationally and internationally. Prior to joining TFI, Jennifer was the President & CEO of Women in Capital Markets (WCM), Canada’s largest industry association and advocacy group for women in the financial sector. Throughout these roles she worked on innovation, ESG, and DEI initiatives. Previously she held executive roles with multi-billion-dollar investment banks and asset managers such as OMERS, BMO, and Scotiabank.

In 2015 and 2017, she was named a Women's Executive Network (WXN) Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winner. Jennifer is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Women's Leadership program, and she received her MBA from McGill University, as well as a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Economics and Political Science from McGill University. Jennifer also holds the Institute of Corporate Directors Designation, ICD.D.