Frances Donald

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Frances Donald
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Frances Donald at the Canada Summit, 2023
Born
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
EducationQueen's University (BA), New York University (MA)
OccupationEconomist
Years active2008–present
EmployerRoyal Bank of Canada
Known forMacroeconomic strategy, financial market insights
TitleChief Economist
AwardsCanada's Most Powerful Women Top 100 (2019)

Frances Donald is a Canadian-born economist and the Chief Economist of the Royal Bank of Canada.

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Early life and education

Donald was born in Montreal and attended school at the CEGEP John Abbot College. [1] She obtained her Bachelor of Economics from Queen's University in 2008. Donald worked as a research analyst for the Bank of Canada before attending New York University where she earned her master's degree in economics in 2010. [2]

Donald worked as a financial economist for Scotiabank in Toronto, and before that as a global macro analyst for Pavilion Global Markets in Montreal. [3] Her early experience included various positions at Deloitte and Roubini Global Economics. [4]

Chief Economist

In 2024, Donald joined the Royal Bank of Canada as Chief Economist after previously serving as Chief Economist at Manulife since 2019. [5] She joined Manulife in 2016 as a senior economist before becoming Head of Macro-Economic Strategy in 2018. In 2019, at age 33 she became the youngest Chief Economist in Canada and one of only two women to hold the title in Canada. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Pirro, Raphaël (July 28, 2019). "Personnalité de la semaine: Frances Donald". La Presse (in French). Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Frances Donald | Manulife Investment Management". Canada. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Frances Donald". TIGER 21. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Frances Donald: Positions, Relations and Network". MarketScreener. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "RBC hires Frances Donald from Manulife as its new chief economist". The Globe and Mail. 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
  6. ↑ "Manulife Investment Management's Frances Donald and Catherine Milum named Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada". Corporate. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
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