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Our CEO Advisory Council

2026-2027 Inaugural CEO Advisory Council

The CEO Advisory Council — a national council of executives from across the country — will serve as a strategic think tank working alongside our CEO Kent Emerson to support the Empire Club’s next phase of growth. 

Inaugural CEO Advisory Council Members

Chris Benedetti

CEO Advisory Council Member

Managing Partner & CEO,
Sussex Strategy Group

Vass Bednar

CEO Advisory Council Member

Managing Director,
Shield

Fiona Blondin

CEO Advisory Council Member

Senior Vice President,
Sterling Ridge Power Technologies

David Coletto

CEO Advisory Council Member

Chair, CEO and Founder,
Abacus Data

Dr. Andrew Furey

CEO Advisory Council Member

Vice Chair, National Bank of Canada;
Former Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador

Stewart Muir

CEO Advisory Council Member

President and CEO,
Resource Works Society

Lisa Lambert

CEO Advisory Council Member

Vice President, Global Strategy & Managing Director, Canada
IonQ

The Honourable Lisa Raitt

CEO Advisory Council Member

Vice Chair,
CIBC Capital Markets

James Villeneuve

CEO Advisory Council Member

Senior Business Advisor to Fasken;
Former Canadian Consul General to Los Angeles