Susan Baxter is the Global Head of Family Office coverage within the Investment Bank at the Royal Bank of Canada, having previously been a Vice Chair within RBC Wealth Management for over 8 years.
Susan is an advisory board member for ‘Hold It All’ - the family office overseeing the personal and business interests of Chip and Summer Wilson (founders of Lululemon) and their five sons. She is also the CIO for the $400m endowment at Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.
With over 24 years of experience in the financial services industry in Europe, US and Canada, she possesses extensive international and institutional expertise along with a deep understanding of the needs of families, related investment arms, operating businesses and their foundations.
Prior to joining RBC, Susan was the European Head of the Global Family Office Group at UBS Investment Bank in London, UK. Susan began her career at Lehman Brothers as an Investment Banker and completed her time at the firm having helped build and manage the fixed income derivatives origination business globally.
During her career, she also started and oversaw a $3 Billion credit hedge fund and ran the private equity arm for a global family.
Susan graduated Deans Honours list with distinction from the University of Western Ontario with an Honours Bachelor of Medical Sciences degree in Pharmacology and Toxicology.