Jennifer Reynolds

Early life

As a young woman, Jennifer Reynolds earned a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Economics and Political Science from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec before completing her MBA at that same institution. Later, she would add to her credentials by completing the Harvard Business School Women’s Executive Leadership Program. Further demonstrating her commitment to strong governance, she also earned the Institute of Corporate Directors designation (ICD.D).

Career

Jennifer Reynolds’ career in investment banking began in the year 2000, when she accepted the role as Director at BMO Capital Markets. There, she advised clients on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and capital-raising strategies at one of North America’s top-10-largest banks for nearly a decade.

In 2010, Reynolds joined OMERS Ventures, the venture capital arm of one of Canada’s largest pension funds with more than $120 billion in assets under management. After about a year and a half, she left OMERS and began working with Stonecap Securities, where she had the title Managing Director, Investment Banking.

Her career took a significant step forward in 2013, when she was appointed President and CEO of Women in Capital Markets (WCM), a pivotal role that allowed her to merge her professional expertise with her long-held passion for advancing gender equality. The largest network of professional women in the Canadian financial sector, WCM is dedicated to the advancement of women in business and to increasing the number of women in senior leadership roles in the Canadian economy. During her four-year tenure as President and chief executive officer, Jennifer Reynolds increased the organization’s national influence substantially. She was also recognized for her leadership and impact by being named to the Women’s Executive Network’s Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 list in 2015 and again in 2017.

In 2017, Jennifer transitioned to the role of President and CEO of Toronto Finance International (TFI), leading the public-private partnership between Canada’s various levels of government, leading firms in the financial sector, and academic institutions for five years. As chief executive, she helped realize the organization’s core functions of maximizing the competitiveness and growth of Toronto’s financial sector and further entrenching the city as a prominent international hub.

During part of this same period (autumn 2020 to spring 2022), she also found time to co-chair the UN’s Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S) Network, an initiative that brought together financial centres from around the world to advance the cause of sustainable economic growth.

In 2022, Jennifer Reynolds became the CEO of Women Corporate Directors (WCD), the largest global membership organization for women in corporate board leadership positions. At WCD, she continued her career-spanning mission of supporting and empowering female business leaders, overseeing a network of more than 2,500 directors serving on over 8,500 public and private boards worldwide. She made the announcement she was stepping down from this position in 2025.

Beyond her executive leadership roles, Reynolds also currently holds or has held positions on the boards of directors for several prominent companies and organizations. In the past, she has served on the boards of Citibank Canada, Agrinam Acquisition Corporation, and BF&M Insurance, and she is currently a board member with the Women’s College Hospital Foundation.

Jennifer Reynolds presently acts as Lead Director for the Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDEV), a company that specializes in financial advisory, asset management, structured financing, acquisitions and divestitures.

Net Worth

Information about Jennifer Reynolds’ net worth is not currently available to the public.