President and CEO
Scotiabank
Brian Porter joined Scotiabank in 1981 and has since held a series of increasingly senior positions across the bank, including executive roles with global Banking and markets, global risk management, group treasury and international banking. He was appointed president in 2012 and became CEO in 2013. In addition to his work at Scotiabank, Porter is a board member of the Business Council of Canada, the Council of the Americas and the Washington, DC-based Institute of International Finance. In 2017, he was elected chair of the board of trustees of University Health Network, the largest healthcare and medical research organization in North America. He also served as the chair of the United Way Greater Toronto fundraising campaign in 2018.
