Brian J. Porter is a corporate director.

Mr. Porter previously served as Scotiabank’s President and Chief Executive Officer from November 2013 to January 2023. Mr. Porter is a member of the Board of Directors of Emera Inc. and Building Ontario Fund, Chair of the Board of Governors of Huron University College at Western University and Chair of the Board of the Atlantic Salmon Federation (Canada). Mr. Porter is a former member and past Chair of the University Health Network (UHN) Board of Trustees.  Mr. Porter earned a B.Comm. from Dalhousie University, and has been awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) from Dalhousie University in 2008 and Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University) in 2018. He is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School.