Board of Directors

Ian Thompson, Chair

Executive-in-Residence, Cox & Palmer, Halifax

Ian Thompson is Executive-in-Residence at the Halifax office of the regional law firm Cox & Palmer, where he provides expert guidance and mentorship. Previously, he was the associate publisher at The Chronicle Herald, deputy minister of economic development in Nova Scotia, owner of MT&L Public Affairs, and has worked for major energy utilities.

He has served on the boards of multiple not-for-profit organizations and business development agencies locally, nationally, and internationally, and currently sits on the boards of Cystic Fibrosis Canada, Genome Atlantic, and Halifax Grammar School. He’s an accredited graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors and he’s an honourary degree recipient from Dalhousie University.

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