Our Team

Board of Directors

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Phillip Crawley

BOARD CHAIR

Phillip Crawley is the chair of The Globe and Mail Foundation, and former Publisher and CEO of The Globe and Mail. He retired from that role in 2023 after leading the business through transformational change for 25 years.

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Susanne Boyce

BOARD MEMBER

Susanne Boyce is former President, Creative, Content and Channels at CTV Inc. Starting in a local newsroom (BCTV) in Vancouver, she has held a variety of executive positions in news and current affairs programming, at both public and private national television networks in Canada (CBC and CTV respectively).

John Kelleher

BOARD MEMBER

John Moore Kelleher is a Canadian business leader, philanthropist, and experienced board member with more than 35 years of executive and governance experience. He has been actively involved with Polar Bear International since 2015, serving as Past Chair of the Board and currently as a member of the Executive Committee and Finance Committee, contributing to fiscal discipline, risk oversight, strategic planning, and mission-aligned growth. Since 2024, he has also been involved with the Loran Scholars Foundation, supporting the development of values-driven young leaders from across Canada, with particular interest in students from rural and remote communities.

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David Macdonald

BOARD MEMBER

David Macdonald is co-founder and managing partner of Glencoban Capital Management Inc., a private merchant banking firm founded in 2002. He previously worked in Toronto as an investment banker with UBS Bunting Warburg Inc., as head of corporate finance and joint managing director.

Andrew Saunders

BOARD MEMBER

Andrew Saunders is the President and CEO of The Globe and Mail. With over 25 years of experience at The Globe, he is an active and highly respected figure within the media and advertising community. He is a board member of the International News Media Association, the World Association of News Publishers – IFRA supervisory board, The Canadian Press, Advertising Standards of Canada, part of the executive team on the Internet Advertising Bureau of Canada, and Chair of the Canadian Cannes Advisory Board. His volunteer activities include board membership of the United Health Network Foundation, a member of the United Way Greater Toronto Campaign Cabinet and a member of Community Living Toronto’s Patron’s Council.