Chinyere is a nationally recognized business and social impact leader known for advancing innovation and organizational effectiveness across a wide variety of challenging operating environments. She is the executive Head of RBC Origins, leading RBC’s enterprise Indigenous markets strategy, Indigenous Banking business and associated Climate and Sustainability and Impact initiatives while providing thought leadership on intersectional matters related to financial services, governance, operational and transformational change.
Previously, Chinyere led a team of Vice Presidents in Commercial Financial Services who delivered trusted strategic advice for businesses, business owners, and their employees. Within Royal Bank of Canada, Chinyere’s leadership spans Personal banking, Commercial banking, Financial Planning, Group Risk Management and Enterprise Strategy. Her strategic capacities have been focused on enabling proactive, helpful, and relevant advice for Canadians.
Currently Chinyere chairs Governance on the Wilfrid Laurier University Board of Governors and is the Ontario Regional Representative for the War Amputations of Canada. She has also served as a board director for Ontario Trillium Foundation and Women’s College Hospital in Toronto. Chinyere holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, a Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia, and a Personal Financial Planning (P.F.P.) designation.
As a life-long, active community leader, in 2013, Chinyere received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Award for service to Canada. In 2020, she was recognized as an RBC Global Citizen Award winner which acknowledges top-performing employees who have displayed an incredible commitment to giving time and expertise to communities by volunteering and leading charitable initiatives.