Alison Nankivell

Alison Nankivell is a Canadian financial executive and trade policy leader. She is the president and CEO of Export Development Canada (EDC), a federal Crown corporation that facilitated $123 billion in Canadian exports in 2024. Before EDC, she held senior roles at BDC Capital, the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA), and served briefly as CEO of MaRS Discovery District. She survived the 2008 terrorist attacks on the Oberoi Trident Hotel in Mumbai. She is fluent in Mandarin. She subsequently worked as an independent economist consulting for the International Labour Organization, United Nations Development Programme, and the Canadian International Development Agency. During her tenure, she led the Indigenous Growth Fund initiative and drove ESG integration across BDC's investment activities.

MaRS Discovery District (2024) In March 2024, Nankivell was appointed CEO of MaRS Discovery District replacing Yung Wu. The restructuring followed a period in which MaRS's net revenues had fallen 15% from pre-pandemic levels.

Export Development Canada (2025–present) In December 2024, the federal government announced Nankivell's appointment as president and CEO of Export Development Canada, effective February 2025.