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Frances Donald is a Canadian born economist and the Chief Economist of Manulife Financial[1], Educated at Queen's University and New York University she is a sought after commentator on global economic conditions[2]. In 2019 she was recognized as one of Canada's Most Powerful Women Top 100[3].

Early Life and Education

Donald was born in Montreal and attended school at the CEGEP John Abbot College[4]. She obtained her Bachelor of Economics from Queen's University in 2008. She worked as a research analyst for the Bank of Canada before attending New York University where she earned her Masters in economics in 2010[5].

Prior to joining Manulife, she worked as a financial economist for Scotiabank in Toronto, and before that as a global macro analyst for Pavilion Global Markets in Montreal[6]. Her early experience included various positions at Deloitte and Roubini Global Economics.

Manulife

She joined Manulife in 2016 as a senior economist working to become Head of Macro-Economic Strategy in 2018. In 2019, at age 33 she became the youngest Chief Economist in Canada and one of only two women to hold the title in Canada[7].




References

  1. ^ "Meet Canada's youngest female chief economist, Manulife's Frances Donald". Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  2. ^ "Viewpoints | Manulife Investment Management". Canada. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  3. ^ "Top 100 Award Winners 2019 - WXN". wxnetwork.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  4. ^ "Personnalité de la semaine: Frances Donald". La Presse (in French). 2019-07-28. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  5. ^ "Frances Donald | Manulife Investment Management". Canada. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  6. ^ "Frances Donald". TIGER 21. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  7. ^ "Manulife Investment Management's Frances Donald and Catherine Milum named Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada". Corporate. Retrieved 2020-10-21.