Claire Kennedy

Claire is Senior Advisor, Clients and Industries, at Bennett Jones LLP and  is recognized as one of Canada's leading lawyers in tax and transfer pricing and represents large taxpayers during audits and disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency. Claire is a seasoned board director serving on a number of private sector boards. She is also lead director of the Bank of Canada Board of Directors and chair of its Audit & Finance Committee. Previously she was Chair, Governing Council for the University of Toronto and has been instrumental in her role as a leader at the University. Claire received her ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors, holds a BASc (Chemical Engineering) from the University of Toronto, and an LLB from Queen’s University. In 2015, Claire received the Citizenship Award from the Professional Engineers of Ontario and in 2017 she was named one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women in the Women’s Executive Network’s Top 100 Awards.

In her role as Ambassador, Claire is helping to build the Munk School profile and network in the United Kingdom and beyond. She meets with our dual degree partners and with students who are coming to the Munk School and Munk School students who are in the UK. Claire works closely with High Commissioner and High Commission staff to identify new donors and new opportunities to collaborate and convene.