Colleen Johnston currently serves many boards including Shopify, McCain Foods, Q4, Private Debt Partners, Blue Shield of California, and is also the Chair of Unity Health Toronto, which includes St. Michael’s Hospital, St. Joseph’s Health Centre, and Providence Healthcare.
Colleen retired from TD Bank Group in 2018. During her time at the bank, she served as the bank’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for 10 years. She received her CPA designation in 1984 and in 2006 was elected an FCPA recognizing her outstanding career achievements and dedication to community activities.
Additionally, she has received numerous top industry honours as a senior finance executive including Canada’s CFO of the Year in 2012. She has also been honoured as a champion of women in leadership and diversity, equity and inclusion. At TD, she led the Women in Leadership initiative for 10 years, from 2005-2015. She was inducted into Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2011, for the third year in a row, she was named one of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking by American Banker.
