Maryscott (“Scotty”) Greenwood
Manulife Financial Corporation (ON)
Bio
Scotty Greenwood is the Global Head of Government Relations for Manulife Financial Corporation.
As a member of the company’s Global Leadership Team, Greenwood is responsible for the company’s interests in national and international arenas with governments, regulators, and thought leaders.
Prior to joining the company, Greenwood’s experience included 20 years of private-sector consulting, including leading the U.S. federal government relations practice of Dentons US LLC, the largest law firm in the world at the time. A former presidentially appointed U.S. diplomat, Greenwood served as chief of staff to the U.S. ambassador in Ottawa, Canada.
Until recently, Greenwood served as the chief executive officer of the Canadian American Business Council for 23 years. Greenwood is also on the board of directors of the Foundation for Art & Preservation in Embassies and has previously served on public and privately held corporate boards.
Greenwood is an honours graduate of the University of Vermont and has participated in executive leadership programs at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, and the Rock Corporate Directors School at Stanford.