Janis Riven, BCL, JD, MBA, FCG, Acc.Dir.

Ms. Riven, based in Montreal, has an established consulting practice on governance and compliance matters with clients encompassing publicly listed and closely held companies, as well as various types of not-for-profits, and is recently retired as Adjunct Professor at the John Molson School of Business, Concordia University, where she taught Strategy, Management Consulting and Corporate Governance.  She is a well-known speaker both in Canada and abroad at conferences on corporate governance and has acted as a facilitator for boards and board committees of a number of different organizations in Canada, the US, Europe and the Caribbean Region seeking to improve their governance effectiveness.  Also, she is an experienced board member, having participated on dozens of boards including the Facility Association and the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI). As a former President of CGIC, Janis was instrumental in creating the DEAP Program almost 17 years ago.  She continues to participate actively as a Facilitator and authored the Governance Study Guide.

Ms. Riven was formerly Vice President, Compliance and Secretary for the Canadian and global operations of RBC Insurance. She is a member of the Quebec Bar, a Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute, and currently serves on the boards of the Chartered Governance Institute of Canada (CGIC) Quebec, the Fondation Santé de la Rouge, and PAALM, a not-for-profit community organization.