Maureen Jensen

Maureen Jensen was the former Chair and CEO of the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) from 2016-2020 and was the Executive Director and Chief Administrative Officer from 2011 – 2016. Before joining the OSC, Ms. Jensen was SVP, Surveillance and Compliance at the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC 2008-2011) and President and CEO and VP regulation Eastern Region(2002-2007) for Market Regulation Services Inc., the independent market regulator for all Canadian equity markets.

Prior to her work as a regulator, Ms. Jensen held several senior positions at the Toronto Stock Exchange and had an earlier 20-year career in the mining exploration industry holding both executive and technical roles. She currently serves as a Chair of OBSI (Ombudsman for the Banking and Securities Industry Canada), Director of Franco Nevada Corporation, Neo Exchange and The Prosperity Project and is a public governor of FINRA in the US.

Ms. Jensen has a BSc. Geology, is a Registered Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo), has a Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) and holds both the ICD.D and the GCB.D designations. She has been inducted in the Canadian Investment Industry Hall of Fame (2020) and the Canadian Mining Industry Hall of Fame (2022).