Stephen Griggs is the Chief Executive Officer, Smoothwater Capital Corporation, focusing on building value in core portfolio companies, including as Chair of TSX listed Genesis Land Development Corp. and Chair of Haventree Bank, a federally regulated bank. He is also a Chair of the independent review committees of the mutual fund groups associated with the Bank of Nova Scotia
He has served as President and CEO of OPTrust, a major public sector pension plan, Executive Director of the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance, representing the interests of leading Canadian institutional shareholders, President and CEO of Legg Mason Canada Inc., the Canadian operations of Legg Mason, Inc., then one of the world’s largest global investment management firms, and Chief Operating Officer of two leading Canadian mutual fund companies. Mr. Griggs was also a corporate/commercial and securities law partner with the Toronto law firm Smith Lyons (now Gowlings WLG) and remains a member of the Law Society of Ontario.
He has been an active member of his community, including being a co-founder of Georgian Bay Land Trust, President of The Ojibway Club and co-founder and chair of Escarpment Corridor Alliance.