Maureen Jensen

Early life

Maureen Jensen was born in Winnipeg and grew up living in Canadian mining towns. After losing her father (a mining engineer) at eight years old, she worked and saved to enroll at the University of Toronto. She graduated from UofT with a Bachelor of Science in geology in 1979. She started her career as an exploration geologist and assumed senior positions in the mining industry before transitioning into financial market regulation.

Career

Jensen spent 20 years in the mining industry in executive and technical positions with various resource companies before moving into securities regulation. She was the Director of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the President and CEO of Market Regulation Services Inc. After helping with the development of IIROC, she was Senior VP, Surveillance and Compliance until 2011. She then joined the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) as Executive Director and Chief Administrative Officer. In 2016, Jensen assumed the position of Chair and CEO of the OSC, which she held for four years. With her leadership, the OSC introduced stronger investor protections, grew whistleblower programs, and promoted diversity disclosures on boards and in management.

Currently, Maureen is the Vice Chair of the Toronto Centre, Director of Franco-Nevada Corporation, Chair of the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI), and Public Governor of FINRA in America. She also contributes to several advisory boards in financial supervision and policy, and is the Chair of The Prosperity Project. She recently became a board member at the Bank of Canada in November 2025.

Net Worth

Maureen Jensen’s net worth is not publicly disclosed.