Jane Davis, BSc (Hons), ICD

Jane Davis is an experienced risk management and change management professional. She built the Global Risk and Compliance function at RBC Investments, leading this function for the wealth management division of RBC Group for five years.

Her in depth knowledge of the regulatory environment spanning the brokerage, mutual funds, investment counseling and private banking businesses combined with her risk / reward mantra to develop a compliance function fully integrated into the business.

Ms. Davis built compliance programs that were focused on mitigating investor risk and adjusted to the culture of the business, including reward mechanisms. She has worked closely with the regulators, developing excellent, proactive relationships with senior staff.

Ms. Davis is currently the Executive Director of the Canadian Capital Markets Association. She also sits as an independent director on two corporate and one not for profit boards since obtaining her ICD designation in early 2006.

Ms. Davis has worked internationally in both her corporate banking risk management role where she covered Asian clients and the banks global lending book in four separate industries. She also managed the global brokerage, investment management and private banking businesses in the USA, Europe, South America and Asia in addition to Canada.

Education:  Hon BSc Mathematics, Queen’s University; Master of Management, McGill University; Institute of Corporate Director designation, Rotman  Business School, University of Toronto.

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