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Smith MFIT Advisory Board

Smith School of Business is proud to work with highly-respected and accomplished industry leaders to ensure our Master of Financial Innovation & Technology program meets emerging needs, and provides strong connections to the business community.

Jon Aikman

Jon Aikman, BA, MA, MBA, LL.B.
Chief Executive Officer
NordAi Analytics

Mukund Chopra

Mukund Chopra
Principal
Chopra Ventures

Layial El-Hadi

Layial El-Hadi
Executive Director
Fintech Cadence

Saeideh Fard

Saeideh Fard, CA-CPA, CPA(IL)
Senior Vice President, Finance
PointClickCare

Jonathan Hunter

Jonathan Hunter
Head, Global Markets
RBC Capital Markets

Raheel Janjua

Raheel Janjua
Managing Director, Investment Science
CPP Investments

Royce Mendes
Managing Director & Head of Macro Strategy
Desjardins Capital Markets

Rob Paterson

Rob Paterson
President & CEO
Alterna Savings and Alterna Bank

Jennifer Reynolds

Jennifer Reynolds
Chief Executive Officer
WomenCorporateDirectors Foundation

Francisco Rivadeneyra

Francisco Rivadeneyra
Director for CBDC & FinTech Policy
Bank of Canada

Kevin Sampson

Kevin Sampson
President
The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited

Gaurang Sardana

Gaurang Sardana
Managing Director, Practice Leader for Canada
Broadridge Financial Solutions

Tracey Stern

Tracey Stern
Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Canadian Securities Exchange

Dino Trevisani

Dino Trevisani
General Manager, Financial Services Market
IBM North America

Jeff Varey

Jeff Varey
Vice President
RBC Wealth Management Equity Markets

Allison Wolfe

Allison Wolfe
CFO and Global Head of Portfolio Management
Oxford Properties Group

Larry Zelvin

Larry Zelvin
Executive Vice President, Head of Financial Crimes Unit
BMO