Elyse Allan
M. Elyse Allan
President and CEO, GE Canada
In her role as President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Canada and Vice President GE, Elyse is responsible for growing GE’s business in Canada and advancing the company’s leadership in advanced technology, services and finance.
Elyse’s career with GE began in 1984 and has spanned the US, Canada and several industrial and consumer GE businesses including aviation, energy and lighting.
Elyse is a passionate champion for Canada’s competitiveness, advancing the country’s science and technology base and competitive fiscal policy. She actively engages in industry groups, public policy and the community and serves on the Boards of Directors for several organizations, including the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, the C.D. Howe Institute, MaRS Discovery District, Conference Board of Canada and the ROM Board of Governors. She recently completed her tenure as Chair, Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Director, the Royal Ontario Museum. Elyse has served on a number of federal and provincial government advisory boards. She has been recognized as a YWCA 2012 Woman of Distinction (Business), a Top 100 Business Women of Influence by the Women’s Executive Network, and as Canadian Business Magazine’s 25 Most Powerful People in Canada (2009).
Elyse holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biology & Environmental Studies from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire and an MBA from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth. An active alumnus, she currently serves on the Tuck School Board of Overseers. Elyse holds an honorary doctorate from Ryerson University in Toronto. Elyse lives in Toronto with her husband and son.
Elyse’s career with GE began in 1984 and has spanned the US, Canada and several industrial and consumer GE businesses including aviation, energy and lighting.
Elyse is a passionate champion for Canada’s competitiveness, advancing the country’s science and technology base and competitive fiscal policy. She actively engages in industry groups, public policy and the community and serves on the Boards of Directors for several organizations, including the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, the C.D. Howe Institute, MaRS Discovery District, Conference Board of Canada and the ROM Board of Governors. She recently completed her tenure as Chair, Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Director, the Royal Ontario Museum. Elyse has served on a number of federal and provincial government advisory boards. She has been recognized as a YWCA 2012 Woman of Distinction (Business), a Top 100 Business Women of Influence by the Women’s Executive Network, and as Canadian Business Magazine’s 25 Most Powerful People in Canada (2009).
Elyse holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biology & Environmental Studies from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire and an MBA from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth. An active alumnus, she currently serves on the Tuck School Board of Overseers. Elyse holds an honorary doctorate from Ryerson University in Toronto. Elyse lives in Toronto with her husband and son.
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