Adriana is a seasoned professional in the acquisitions and investment space, with a wealth of experience across Western Europe, Canada, and the United States. Throughout her career, she has overseen diverse portfolios of investments across asset classes in private markets, including real estate, renewable energy, and infrastructure.

Outside of her professional endeavors, Adriana’s passion for health and education has been a consistent theme throughout her life with Board seats at FICM (Montreal Heart Institute Foundation) since 2014 and the University of Concordia’s Board of Governors, where she sits on the finance and real estate committees.

As a mother of three, Adriana has also been an advocate of children’s education and mental health initiatives. She has supported the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, as well as the Seleni Institute, an American organization that promotes maternal mental health during the family-building years. She is also an active supporter of the Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art’s capital campaign, which with its new building, aims to provide better access to arts education and programs for youth.

Adriana holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Economics, with honors, from the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a Master of Arts in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Columbia University, Teacher’s College.

Ameerally is a residential and retail real estate developer and entrepreneur. He is currently the President of the Aga Khan Council for Canada, and for over two decades he has held a series of senior leadership and executive roles within the Ismaili Community and Aga Khan Foundation Canada.

Ameerally was previously Chairman of the Multi-Generational Housing Board for Canada, focused on establishing independent, assisted living, long-term care, and affordable housing facilities for Canadian seniors and families.

Ameerally also served as Vice-Chair of Aga Khan Foundation Canada’s National Committee and Chair of its Audit Sub-Committee. AKFC partners with organizations in Africa and Asia to build strong, healthy and inclusive communities in the region.

His previous services include Director of the Global Center for Pluralism’s Head Office rehabilitation in Ottawa, Chairman of the Aga Khan Education Board for Canada, and Chairman of the Ismaili Community’s Religious Education Board for Ontario.

Ameerally is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), has a B.Comm in Finance and Accounting from McGill University and MBA from Harvard Business School. From his prior roles, he has extensive experience in real estate finance, corporate finance and restructurings. He lives in Toronto with his wife Shelina and sons Aly and Alnoor.

Chethan Lakshman is Vice-President, External Affairs with Shaw Communications, where he oversees the company’s public relations, community investment, and corporate sponsorship portfolios. Prior to joining Shaw in 2012, Chethan provided independent communications and reputation management strategy and counsel to corporations, charitable enterprises, and individuals. From 1999–2011, Chethan was a leader of the award-winning Corporate Communications team at RBC, where he held a variety of senior roles. Before moving into the corporate world, Chethan worked as a journalist with The Globe and Mail, Financial Post, and CBC.

Throughout his career, Chethan has used his expertise to develop strategies that communicate complex issues, ideas, and policies to a variety of audiences within an environment of competing interests. In addition to sitting as a member of the board of directors of Shaw Rocket Fund, he serves on a variety of not for profit and community organizations, including The Company Theatre (Chair), Hull Services (Vice Chair and Past Chair), the Canadian Journalism Foundation, and Calgary Sports and Major Events Committee. Chethan is also former Chair of the Toronto Business Development Centre.

Originally from Montreal, Cindy has a BA Hons. from Trinity College, University of Toronto, and a Master of Arts from the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London, England. Her professional life has focused on the retail financial services industry, and she has held positions at both Toronto Dominion Asset Management and Trimark Mutual Funds. Currently, she is President of her own consulting practice, CynTactics Communications Inc., and she serves as a Vice President and Director of a privately held family corporation.

Cindy’s volunteer work and philanthropic board appointments have centred largely on education, the arts, and the environment. In addition to many grassroots volunteer initiatives, she was Chair of the London Goodenough Association of Canada (an alumni association that grants scholarships for Canadian graduate students to live at Goodenough College, London); she served on the boards of Trinity College (Toronto), Canada’s National Ballet School, and the Association Council of Upper Canada College; and she completed a four-year term as a civic appointee to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. As President of her local residents’ association and in other capacities, she has supported and actively led advocacy on such environmental initiatives as Toronto’s pesticide ban, preservation of Toronto’s urban forest, and land-use of local green space. She obtained her ICD.D at the Institute of Corporate Directors in 2015.

The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell is the longest-serving Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (2014-2023). She carried out thousands of constitutional and ceremonial duties and encouraged Ontarians to think deeply about their role as residents of a province and as global citizens. Building a resilient and sustainable society through inclusive economic prosperity, environmental stewardship, social cohesion and reconciliation was the focus of her mandate. She became known as Ontario’s “Storyteller-in-Chief”. Safeguarding democracy was her passion.

Ms. Dowdeswell has served the public interest at all orders of government and in the private sector. She contributed globally as Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme. In Canada her diverse portfolios ranged from education and culture to environment and the management of complex public enquiries. She was the founding president and CEO of the Nuclear Waste Management Organization, and later the President and CEO of the Council of Canadian Academies. She has served on the boards of Canadian and international corporate and non-profit organizations.

Ms. Dowdeswell has a BSc in home economics and a teaching certificate from the University of Saskatchewan and an MSc in behavioural sciences from Utah State University. She is an Officer of the Order of Canada, a member of the Order of Ontario and is the recipient of numerous distinctions and fellowships. She holds 11 honourary doctorates.

Mark M. Fell serves as the Chair Emeritus of The King’s Trust Canada and is a global Trustee and Director of His Majesty the King’s flagship charity – The King’s Trust Group – which is one of the largest youth focused charities operating in 20 countries.

Mark is also the Vice Chairman at RBC, responsible for delivering senior executive coverage to RBC’s Enterprise Strategic Clients. He works with complex families and their businesses providing guidance and solutions to them globally.

Mark holds a law degree from the University of Oxford (MA, Oxon), a BA (Hons) from Queen’s University and an ICD.D from the Institute of Corporate Directors at the University of Toronto Rotman School of Business. He enjoys skiing, canoe tripping in the Canadian wilderness and has a great personal interest in the visual arts. Mark has three children and lives in Toronto with his wife Dawn.

Janine is a Saskatchewan-based filmmaker and Interdisciplinary artist and storyteller. She is the Associate Director of Indigenous Arts at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and was previously the Curator of Community Engagement at the MacKenzie Art Gallery in Regina, Saskatchewan. Janine’s filmography includes roles as producer, director, narrator, writer and/or editor. She directed Stories Are In Our Bones; Lifegivers: Honoring Our Elders and Children; The Land of Rock and Gold; and Ayapiyâhk ôma niyanân “Only us, we are here at home”.

She produced From Up North and provided production support and was a storyteller for The Beacon Project: Stories of Qu’Appelle Valley. Janine was a co-producer for RIIS Media Project Inc and co-directed RIIS from Amnesia: Recovering the Lost Legacies that explores the history of the Regina Indian Industrial School (RIIS). This led to the formation of RIIS Commemorative Association, Inc. and as president, Janine helped the organization achieve municipal and provincial heritage designation. Janine has volunteered for Saskatchewan Filmpool Cooperative, mispon: A Celebration of Indigenous Filmmaking, Common Weal, and Reconciliation Regina. She is currently providing production support to the Buffalo Mountain Video Project that is part of homeschooling for her two teenage sons.

Laurel is currently CEO of Invest in Canada, Canada’s national investment attraction and promotion corporation. From 2015 to 2022, Laurel was the President and CEO of Nova Scotia Business Inc. From 2013-2015, Laurel was President and CEO of Broten Public Policy International Inc., providing strategic advice on complex public policy challenges, change management and government transformation, including conducting a comprehensive review of Nova Scotia’s taxes and regulations.

From 2003-2013, Laurel served in the Government of Ontario, including as Minister of Education, Minister of Children and Youth Services, Minister of the Environment, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Minister Responsible for Women’s Issues, Vice-chair of Treasury Board/Management Board, and Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier, to the Minister of Health and Long-term Care, and to the Minister of Energy.

Laurel graduated with distinction with her Juris Doctor from the University of Western Ontario; clerked at the Supreme Court of Canada for Madam Justice L’Heureux-Dubé; and practiced as a commercial and civil litigation lawyer until her election to government in 2003.

Originally from Abbotsford, British Columbia, Mike Henry is a highly respected global business leader and the retiring CEO and Executive Director of BHP, one of the world’s largest resources companies. He brings more than 30 years of experience in the global mining and petroleum industries.

A hallmark of Mike’s leadership of BHP has improved safety and operational performance, achieved through investment and increased empowerment of people. The company also achieved of a gender balanced workforce, a first for a major mining company, and increased indigenous participation in the workforce.

Mike brings a deep commitment to building strong, trust‑based relationships with governments, Indigenous partners, community stakeholders, and business partners.

Mike graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the University of British Columbia.

As Board Chair of The King’s Trust Canada, he is dedicated to our mission of supporting 100,000 young future-ready skills, networks, and opportunities to live, learn, and earn.

A former Vice Chair and Managing Partner for the Greater Toronto Area at PwC Canada, Raj has a distinguished career that spans Canada, the United Kingdom, and India. His deep knowledge of asset management, financial services, and corporate governance will be instrumental in advancing the mission of The King’s Trust Canada.

Raj has held various influential roles, including National Asset and Wealth Management Leader at PwC and a founding board member of PwC’s Global Service Delivery Centre in India. He currently serves on the board of Investment Management Corporation of Ontario, Jarislowky Fraser and MD Growth Funds, both subsidiaries of Scotiabank; on the Independent Review Committee of Brompton Funds; and as Advisor to a Private Family Office.

Active within the community, Raj has served as President of the Indo Canada Chamber of Commerce, Chaired the Stratford Shakespeare Festival Endowment Foundation and UHN Foundation and served on various boards, including ENACTUS, Duke of Edinburgh Awards–Ontario, Harvard Business School Club Toronto, Pearson College of the Pacific, Artscape, the Stratford Festival and Soulpepper Theatre, the Ontario Arts Foundation, and the Aga Khan Museum.

He is currently on the Boards of the UHN Foundation and The Schroeder Ambulatory Centre.

Tania is the Head of Ultra High Net Worth Banking at CIBC Private Wealth US. Prior to joining CIBC, Tania was a Partner at KPMG based in New York, serving the firm’s global priority Private Equity and Asset Management clients as a senior client relationship partner.

For over a decade, she was a Member of the Royal Household at Buckingham Palace serving as Lady-in-Waiting to The Duchess of Edinburgh.

In 2019 Tania was appointed a member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO), Queen Elizabeth II’s personal Order of Knighthood.

In recognition of her community service, The Governor General of Canada awarded Tania The Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers & The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal.

Tania is also a Director of MacDowell, the oldest and most prestigious artist residency program in the United States. Tania holds an MBA from the University of Toronto and is a Chartered Professional Accountant.

A true champion for young people in Canada, the late Hon. Hilary M. Weston, CM CVO OOnt, was a cornerstone of The King’s Trust Canada (TKTC) since its inception. As our founding Chair and Patron, Mrs. Weston played a pivotal role in providing the leadership needed to establish our organization in 2011. In the years following, her steadfast commitment to young people through His Majesty King Charles III’s work continued through her role as Chair Emerita.

Her commitment continued to strengthen over the years around youth employment initiatives. In 2023, The Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation made a transformative investment in our 360 program. This support enabled the development and pilot delivery of this innovative initiative, helping young people take their first steps toward a fulfilling career path with some of Canada’s top employers.

Mrs. Weston’s leadership was instrumental in the evolution of our organization – from Prince’s Charities Canada to The Prince’s Trust Canada, and now The King’s Trust Canada. Her vision, generosity, and guidance helped build the foundation of our programs and the relationships that sustain them today.