Heather Munroe-Blum | |
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 Munroe-Blum at 2007 Spring Convocation at McGill University | |
| Born | Heather Anne Elyse Lilian Munroe August 25, 1950 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Alma mater | McMaster University Wilfrid Laurier University University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Occupation(s) | Financier, college president |
| Spouse | [1] |
| Children | 1 |
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. [2]
She is a member of the Trilateral Commission. [3]
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