With strong governance, an experienced Executive Director and a dedicated staff team, Myriad Canada is committed to philanthropic practice focused on excellence.
Our Board of Directors is international, diverse and gender-balanced, bringing together a wealth of professional expertise in different fields – providing strategic guidance and innovative solutions. This collective knowledge ensures that Myriad Canada remains at the forefront of impactful philanthropy, driving meaningful change and creating lasting, positive outcomes.
Board of Directors
Thomas LEYSEN, Chairman
- Chairman King Baudouin Foundation (2016-2021)
- From 2011 to 2020, he was Chairman of KBC Group, a Belgian banking and insurance group working primarily in Belgium, Central Europe and Ireland
- Chairman UMICORE, a materials technology group with leading positions in battery materials, automotive catalysts and precious metals recycling
- Chairman of Mediahuis, a media company which publishes a number of newspapers in Belgium, the Netherlands and Ireland
- Member of the Trilateral Commission, European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT), and Global Advisory Council of Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan
- Chairman of the Belgian Corporate Governance Commission
- Board member of Codart, a worldwide association of curators
Brieuc VAN DAMME, Treasurer
- CEO King Baudouin Foundation
- Lecturer in Health Economics, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
- Former Director-General of the National Institute for Health Insurance, Belgium
Hilary PEARSON, Secretary
- President Philanthropic Foundations Canada (PFC) from 2001 to 2019
- Co-chair federal Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector
- Director of CARE Canada, and Indspire
- Former Director of Imagine Canada and the Stratford Shakespeare Festival of Canada
- Member of the Order of Canada
Aneil GOKHALE
- Director, Philanthropy at Toronto Foundation
- Board Member, Visions of Science Network for Learning (Toronto)
- Current and Former Mentor with various networks including CAGP, AFP, TRIEC
- Member, Estate Planning Council of Toronto
- Former Toronto City Ambassador for NEXUS Global
Brenda EATON
- Corporate Director (Chair of Westland Insurance; Chair of BC Ferries)
- Chair, Max Bell Foundation; Chair, Granting and Community Initiatives Committee, Vancouver Foundation
- Former Deputy Minister to the Premier; DM Finance; DM Energy; DM Social Services; Province of B.C.
- Queen’s Golden Jubilee medal
Robert GREENHILL
- Executive Chairman, Global Canada from 2015
- Former Managing Director and Chief Business Officer of the World Economic Forum
- Former Deputy Minister and President of Canada’s International Development Agency (CIDA)
David O’SULLIVAN
- Director of the King Baudouin Foundation (Brussels)
- President of the European Policy Center
- EU Sanctions Special Envoy of the European Commission
- Senior Advisor at Steptoe and Johnson LLP
- Former Senior Official of the European Commission (in particular Secretary General), and former Ambassador of the European Union to the United States
Laily PIRBHAI, MFA-P™
- Former Vice President Calgary Foundation from 2006 to 2019
- Member, STEP International Philanthropic Advisors Special Interest Group
- Fellow, Institute of Canadian Bankers
Board Committees
Project Committee
- Brieuc VAN DAMME – Treasurer
- Hilary PEARSON – Secretary
- Marie DUMONTIER
Investment Committee
- Ahmed FAHIM (Chair) – Managing Partner at Alapointe Capital
- Brenda EATON – Member of the Board of Directors of Myriad Canada
- Robert GREENHILL – Member of the Board of Directors of Myriad Canada
- Benoît FONTAINE – Executive Director of Myriad Canada
Nominating and HR Committee
- Thomas LEYSEN – Chairman of the Board
- Brenda EATON – Member of the Board of Directors of Myriad Canada
- David O’SULLIVAN – Member of the Board of Directors of Myriad Canada
- Hilary PEARSON – Secretary of the Board of Directors of Myriad Canada
