Marcia Moffat, managing director, is head of BlackRock in Canada. As country head, she is responsible for the leadership and strategic direction of BlackRock's Canadian businesses. She is a member of BlackRock's global Operating Committee, Human Capital Committee and Americas Executive Committee.

Beyond the firm, Ms. Moffat is actively involved with various industry and philanthropic organizations. She is a board member for the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance, a member of the Business Council of Canada, vice chair of the board for The Ontario Brain Institute, and a member of Ontario's Panel on Economic Growth and Prosperity.

Ms. Moffat has spent most of her career in financial services, including several years at the Royal Bank of Canada where she held senior roles in Investment Banking, Investor Relations and Retail Banking. Ms. Moffat began her career as a corporate finance lawyer in the New York and Paris offices of Shearman & Sterling.

Ms. Moffat holds an MBA from the Rotman School of Management, an LLB from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and a BS (biology) from McGill University. She is also a member of the New York State Bar Association.

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