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Duncan Sinclair

Deloitte Canada and Chile Chair

Appointed: June, 2018

Global Board Committees: REC*, SC

Resides: Canada

Age and gender: 57, male

Business background: Audit & Assurance; Strategy, Risk & Transactions

Industry: Government and Public Services

Current Deloitte appointments:

  • Deloitte Canada and Chile Chair

Previous Deloitte appointments:

  • Deloitte Canada Vice Chair
  • Inaugural Dean of Deloitte University North (Canada)
  • Deloitte Canada Regional Managing Partner
  • Deloitte Canada Board member

External appointments include:

  • Member of the boards of the True Patriot Love Foundation and the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025
  • Chair of the Governance Committee and board member of the Audit Committee of The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation
  • Member of the Selection Board for The Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons’ A Seat at the Table program
  • Queen's University Smith School of Business Advisory Board member

* Committee Chair

Duncan is the elected Chair of Deloitte Canada and Chile.

Prior to his election as Chair, Duncan was a Vice Chair of Deloitte Canada and Chile, focused on advising major institutional investor clients, global private family businesses, and regional governments.

For more than 35 years, Duncan has served clients across the globe in the mining, telecommunication, consumer business, manufacturing, real estate and construction sectors, as well as national and regional governments. In addition to his client responsibilities, Duncan has been Director of Audit, Managing Partner of the firm’s Edmonton office and the Regional Managing Partner of British Columbia.

In recognition of his exceptional service to the profession, Duncan has been named a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (FCPA).

Deeply committed to public policy, Duncan established Deloitte’s Future of Canada Centre, which is responsible for the firm’s thought leadership and public policy positions, including Deloitte’s ambitious Canada 175 eminence program, a series of perspectives which outline what it will take for Canada to be the best country to live and work.

As the inaugural Dean of Deloitte University North, Duncan was responsible for leadership development at Deloitte Canada and Chile. Passionate about growing and developing those around him, Duncan believes leadership means rolling up your sleeves and getting to work on shared challenges. Of particular pride is the number of leaders Duncan has mentored to grow into incredible partners at the firm.

Duncan is dedicated to excellence in board governance across private, public and not-for-profit organizations and advises extensively on governance modernization and strategic oversight.

Duncan is the host of Courage Incorporated, a podcast in collaboration with The Walrus Lab. On Courage Inc., Duncan speaks to leaders across Canada tasked with directing the future of their organizations and, in turn, the courage of our nation. Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.