Dr. Marie Bountrogianni was Dean of The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education at Ryerson University until 2019, as well as former president and executive director of the Royal Ontario Museum Board of Governors. She was a member of the Ontario Legislature from 1999 through 2007, where she held a number of portfolios, including Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs. Prior to entering politics, Dr. Bountrogianni was the chief psychologist for the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board and also taught at Ryerson University, Seneca College, McMaster University, and was an Assistant Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University.

Dr. Bountrogianni was also formerly a member on the board of the Canada California Business Council, Skills Connect Inc. and the Human Resources Policy Committee of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. She is currently on the advisory board of Eurobank’s incubator located in Athens, Greece. Dr. Bountrogianni holds a doctorate in Applied Psychology from the University of Toronto as well as an honours undergraduate degree from the University of Waterloo. She is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and a holder of the Institute of Corporate Directors’ designation (ICD.D).