Nancy Hughes Anthony

WCF Vice Chair 2001 - 2005

Nancy Hughes Anthony is the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the 170,000-member Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Canada’s largest and most representative national business association. In her capacity as President and CEO, Ms. Hughes Anthony is the principal spokesperson advocating the policy positions of the Canadian Chamber’s members to the federal government, international organizations, the media and the general public.

Prior to her arrival at the Canadian Chamber, Ms. Hughes Anthony gained senior experience in the federal and provincial governments as well as the private sector, having served as a federal deputy minister, a senior advisor to the government of Prince Edward Island and as a corporate vice-president.

Ms. Hughes Anthony is an Executive member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Business and Labour Centre and is the Co-Chair of the Canadian e-Business Initiative. She is a Vice-Chair of the World Chambers Federation, a member of the Board of Governors of Carleton University and a Governor of the Council for Canadian Unity.

The Montreal-born Ms. Hughes Anthony graduated from McGill University with a general arts degree. She has lived and worked in Germany and in Mexico, and is fluent in English, French and Spanish.