Eric D. Siegel

Biography

 Mr. Siegel joined Export Development Canada (EDC), a Crown corporation and Canada’s export credit agency, in 1979. In 1997, he became Executive Vice-President and in 2005, Chief Operating Officer, assuming overall leadership for EDC’s business development and transacting groups. In December 2006, he was appointed President and CEO, a position he held until his retirement in December 2010. Mr. Siegel is currently a director of Citibank Canada, a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council of York University’s Schulich School of Business and a Chapter Executive of the Institute of Corporate Directors (Ottawa Chapter). He graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Economics and from York University with a Master of Business Administration. He also completed the Senior Executive Program at Columbia University and the Institute of Corporate Directors’ Director Education Program. On January 21, 2011, Mr. Siegel was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Chinese Business Chamber of Canada (CBCC).

Research Interest

  Engineering