Poonam Puri
Ms. Puri is an experienced corporate director and professor of business law at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto. She is also a practising lawyer and affiliated scholar at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP. Ms. Puri recently completed a nine-year term on the board of the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) and currently serves on the boards of several public and private companies. She has served as a director of Women’s College Hospital, and she now sits on the Board of Trustees of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto.
In 2015 and 2017, Ms. Puri was recognized as one of the top 25 most influential lawyers in Canada by Canadian Lawyer Magazine. She has been named one of the 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada, and she is a past recipient of Canada’s Top 40 under 40 Award.
Ms. Puri earned her Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Toronto, and she holds a Master of Laws degree from Harvard Law School.