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Board of Directors

The Embark Student Corp and Foundation are governed by an
independent board of directors focused on empowering families across
their post-secondary journeys. They are responsible for guiding us,
overseeing the administration of our plans and ensuring that our
activities and operations are carried out with the highest degree of
integrity, transparency and accountability.

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Chair of the Board of Directors

Andrea Bolger

B.Comm., M.B.A., ICD.D.

Former EVP, Royal Bank
of Canada

David Forster

FCPA, FCA, ICD.D.

Retired Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Vice Chair, Product and Customer Experience Committee

Directors

Alice Keung

B.A., MBA, ICD.D.

Former Chief Transformation Officer, Economical and Sonnet Insurance (now Definity Financial)

Chair, Risk and Compliance Committee

Andrew Lo

BASc, P.Eng

President & CEO

Ellen Bessner

B.Comm., LL.B., ICD.D

Partner, Babin Bessner Spry

Josée Morin

Eng, M.B.A.

ASC President, SCJM

Rubina Salim Havlin

BComm,ICD.D

CEO and Board Director

Chair, Audit, Finance & Investments Committee

Lianne Hannaway

C.P.A.

Founder, WealthNuvo

Sherry Dondo

CHRL, PCC

Chief Human Resources Officer, HomeEquity Bank

Chair, Human Resources & Board Governance Committee

Jean-François (J-F) Courville

C.F.A

President – Quebec, Scotiabank

Leadership Team

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Students mean everything to us at Embark. By helping families plan today, we empower children to realize their dreams tomorrow. There is no better cause than that.

Andrea Bolger

Chair of the Board of Directors

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