Helen McLean is the executive director of the Donner Canadian Foundation, one of Canada’s oldest and largest private foundations. She joined the foundation in 1997 and has served in her current position since 2002.
Previous roles include senior positions at the Toronto Community Foundation, Ketchum Canada, Arts, and Communications Counselors, and at a small a cultural consulting firm.
Helen has an M.B.A. from York University’s Schulich School of Business and a B.A.(Hons) from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Philanthropic Foundations Canada.