Wednesday, June 10, 2026 | 2:00 p.m.

Suromitra Sanatani is a nationally recognized business leader who has dedicated her career to strengthening the people, institutions and infrastructure that support Canada’s communities.

She earned a BA in French Literature from the University of Victoria in 1985 and a law degree from the University of Ottawa in 1988. She is fluent in French and German, with conversational proficiency in Bengali.

Sanatani began her career in litigation before moving into senior corporate and executive roles across the public, private and non-profit sectors. She has served on numerous boards having chaired Canada Post, the Royal Bank’s GAM Independent Review Committee and the Royal BC Museum. She has also served as a director on the boards of the Vancouver Airport Authority, Purolator Holdings, Canadian Blood Services, the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, as well as the Edmonton and Victoria International Airports.

As Vice President of Corporate and Government Relations at Partnerships BC (now Infrastructure BC), she played a pivotal role in establishing this crown corporation focussed on major public infrastructure projects.

For her transformational leadership, Sanatani received the 2024 Women’s Executive Network Canadian EDI Chair of the Board Award. She is also the recipient of the King Charles III Coronation medal.