Gary A. Doer

Mr. Doer is a Senior Business Advisor at Dentons Canada LLP, a global law firm, a position he has held since August, 2016. He previously served as Canada’s Ambassador to the United States from October, 2009 to January, 2016. Mr. Doer was the Premier of Manitoba from 1999 to 2009 and served in a number of roles in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1986 to 2009. In 2005, as Premier, he was named by Business Week magazine as one of the top 20 international leaders on climate change. Mr. Doer is a director of Canada Life and Empower. He is also a director of Power Corporation, Power Financial, IGM Financial, IG Wealth Management, Mackenzie Inc. and Air Canada. Mr. Doer previously served as a director of Putnam Investments. He is a member of the Canadian American Business Council Advisory Board and a director of The Climate Group Inc. In 2017, Mr. Doer joined the Trilateral Commission as a member of the North American Group. He is a volunteer Co-Chair of the Wilson Centre’s Canada Institute, a non-partisan public policy forum focused on Canada-U.S. relations. Mr. Doer received a distinguished diplomatic service award from the World Affairs Council in 2011 and was inducted into the Order of Manitoba in 2010. In 2010, Mr. Doer received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Winnipeg and, in 2011, he received an Honorary Law Degree from the University of Manitoba. Mr. Doer is a trustee of the Desmarais Family Residuary Trust.