Degree in Law, University of Alberta; MBA, Harvard Business School. Formerly, 25 year career in business, which included: President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Airlines; President and Chief Executive Officer, The Westaim Corporation (turning technological innovations into marketable products); Managing Director, TriWest Capital Partners. Since October 2009, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Vision International. Chair of the Board, International Civil Society Centre; Principal, Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response, which represents the largest agencies that respond to relief crises.