Lisa raitt bio

Vice-Chair, Global Investment Banking, CIBC Capital Markets

The Honourable Lisa Raitt joined CIBC Capital Markets in January 2020, having previously worked in both the public and private sectors. Ms. Raitt’s current focus is on senior client coverage and business development with clients in the energy, infrastructure and industrial sectors, which align closely with her deep expertise.

Prior to her current role, Ms. Raitt was the President and CEO of the Toronto Port Authority. She was elected into the House of Commons in 2008, where she went on to hold three senior portfolios serving as Minister of Natural Resources, Minister of Labour, and Minister of Transport. Most recently, Ms. Raitt was the Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition and the Conservative Party of Canada.

Ms. Raitt holds a Bachelor of Science degree from St. Francis Xavier University and a master’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Guelph. She possesses an LL.B from Osgoode Hall Law School and was called to the Ontario bar in 1998. In 2020 Ms. Raitt was named a Woodrow Wilson Center Global Fellow of the Canada Institute. She currently serves as Co-Chair of the Coalition for a Better Future.

Canadians recognize the need for urgent action to ensure the sustainability of our communities and transition our energy systems, while embracing the newfound opportunities inherent in Canada’s transformation to a cleaner future — whether that’s for our homes and buildings; for our vehicles, trains, ships, and planes; in energy efficiency and conservation, or in critical minerals and key Canadian industrial sectors.

What’s the state of Canada’s progress in making that clean, efficient, secure, affordable, and resilient future a reality?

Join us in Ottawa on Tuesday, October 31 2023 as Canada 2020’s Net-Zero Leadership Initiative once again convenes government and business leaders, technology experts, policymakers, and innovators from Canada and beyond to take stock of where we stand and where we must do better in building a clean growth economy.

The effects and disruption brought by climate change are becoming more real and pronounced each day, both across Canada and around the world. Ahead of the “global stocktake” culminating this December at COP28 in Dubai, and amidst another pivotal year of unprecedented geopolitical and economic transformations, it is important to take stock of where we stand — both the successes and the to-do list

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