Heather Munroe-Blum

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Heather Munroe-Blum

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Munroe-Blum at 2007 Spring Convocation at McGill University
Born
Heather Anne Elyse Lilian Munroe

(1950-08-25) August 25, 1950 (age 72)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Alma mater McMaster University
Wilfrid Laurier University
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Occupation(s)Financier, college president
Spouse
(m. 1970)

Heather Anne Elyse Lilian Munroe-Blum OC OQ FRSC (born August 25, 1950) is a Canadian academic and businesswoman. She is the former principal and vice-chancellor of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. She is also a member of the board of directors of the Royal Bank of Canada, and chairperson of the board of directors of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. [1]

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Awards and recognition

She is a member of the Trilateral Commission. [2]

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