Roberta Jamieson is Mohawk who has achieved many firsts. They include being the first First Nation woman in Canada to earn a law degree; the first woman Ombudsman of Ontario; and the first woman elected Chief of the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory.
Roberta has long been recognized as an accomplished expert in alternative dispute resolution and is an effective and visionary member of corporate boards, with an acknowledged expertise in Environmental, Social and Governance matters. She is currently on the board of directors of the Royal Bank of Canada, where she sits on the Risk and Governance committees, and Deloitte Canada and Chile, where she sits on the Governance and Quality committees. She is also a member of the Independent Directors Advisory Committee to the Chair of Deloitte’s Global Board (DTTL).
Roberta is a former member of the Board of Directors of Ontario Power Generation and Hydro One. At the request of Prime Minister Trudeau, Roberta served on the inaugural Gender Equality Advisory Council during Canada’s G7 Presidency.
As President of Indspire, Canada’s largest Indigenous charity, Roberta oversaw an eightfold increase in bursaries and scholarships. Charity Intelligence Canada named Indspire one of the 10 Canadian Charities with the most impact and Macleans and the Financial Post chose it as one of Canada’s Top Charities. Roberta has continued her involvement in philanthropy, most recently as a Founding Visionary of the Prosperity Project and as a member of the board of directors of the Rideau Hall Foundation where she Co-Chairs a national initiative to increase to more than 10,000 the number of Indigenous teachers.
Roberta has received 32 honorary degrees, earned numerous awards including the IPC designation from the Indigenous Bar Association, appointment to the WXM hall of Fame, the Indigenous Women’s Leadership Award from the Canadian Council of Aboriginal Business, and has been recognized by the Public Policy Forum for outstanding contributions to the quality of public policy and governance in Canada. She is an Officer of the Order of Canada.
