Ed was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2010 – one of the country’s highest distinctions – for his “contributions to Canada’s banking and financial industry, and for his voluntary and philanthropic endeavours.”
Currently, Ed is a Director of Thomson Reuters, Chair of the Vector Institute, an independent non-profit institution dedicated to Artificial Intelligence. Former CEO of TD Bank, Ed was named Canada’s Outstanding CEO of the Year in 2010 – widely viewed as the most prestigious award in Canadian business. In 2012 and 2013, Ed was named to Barron’s prestigious annual list of the World’s 30 Best CEOs. In October 2014, the Harvard Business Review named Ed to The 100 Top Performing CEOs in the World. Most recently, he was inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame for his “outstanding professional achievements and enduring contributions to Canadian society.”
