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Special Lecture with Bill Lomax (President and CEO of the First Nations Bank of Canada)
October 12, 2023 at 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
| Location: | 270 Teraanga Commons |
| Cost: | Free |
| Audience: | Alumni, Anyone, Carleton Community, Current Students, Faculty, Staff, Staff and Faculty |
| Key Contact: | Court Lindsay |
| Contact Email: | Courtney.Lindsay@carleton.ca |
The Centre for Monetary and Financial Economics (CMFE) and the Department of Economics at Carleton University are pleased to announce a special lecture with Bill Lomax, President and CEO of the First Nations Bank of Canada (FNBC).
Speaker: Bill Lomax, President and CEO of the First Nations Bank of Canada
Topic: Indigenous Economic Development –The US Tribal Experience
The Centre for Monetary and Financial Economics at the Department of Economics at Carleton University is proud to host a special lecture with Bill Lomax, President and CEO of the First Nations Bank of Canada. Mr. Lomax will talk about how tribal economic development in the US has grown immensely in comparison to Canada. This discussion will examine areas of Tribal economic success and transferrable lessons for Indigenous Nations and communities to consider in a Canadian context.
Day: Thursday, October 12, 2023
Time: 3:30-5:30 pm
Location: Teraanga Commons 270 (formerly Residence Commons)
All are welcome to join!
Reception to follow the lecture.
RSVP by October 11, 2023
Bill Lomax (LL.B, MBA), the President and CEO of the First Nations Bank of Canada (FNBC), is a member of the Gitxsan Nation and grew up in Terrace, B.C. He spent 22 years working on Wall Street and in private equity in the United States, working with firms including Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, and Smith Barney. A graduate of the University of British Columbia’s law school, and Columbia University’s MBA program, Mr. Lomax began his career as a lawyer facilitating land claim negotiations for the British Columbia Treaty Commission. He later worked as a legal counsel for the Federal Department of Justice, before entering the investment sector in the United States.
Bill Lomax’s wide-ranging experience across the United States and Canada in the banking, legal, and investment sectors will help the FNBC be a driver of economic reconciliation across Canada.
Mr. Lomax believes the First Nations Bank of Canada will be a catalyst to create economic growth that is inclusive and sustainable in Indigenous communities. His deep experience in the US will serve him well. He worked with Native American Tribes across the US and was entrusted with $5B+ in Indigenous investment and banking assets over the course of his career.
The First Nations Bank of Canada is a federally chartered bank serving Indigenous and non-Indigenous people throughout Canada. The FNBC has 22 branches or services centres in 6 provinces and 3 territories and more than $1B in holdings.