Frances Donald
{{short description|Canadian economist}}
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Frances Donald is a Canadian-born economist and the Chief Economist of the Royal Bank of Canada.[https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/about-us/] Educated at Queen's University and New York University, she is a key expert on economic issues and is highly sought after by clients, government leaders, policy makers, and media in the U.S. and Canada. She provides unique insights and actionable ideas on the macro-economic environment and financial markets across North America and is recognized for her ability to effectively communicate complex economic issues. In 2019 she was recognized as one of Canada's Most Powerful Women Top 100.{{Cite web |title=Top 100 Award Winners 2019 - WXN |url=https://wxnetwork.com/page/2019Top100Winners |access-date=October 21, 2020 |website=wxnetwork.com}}
Early life and education
Donald was born in Montreal and attended school at the CEGEP John Abbot College.{{Cite news |date=July 28, 2019 |title=Personnalité de la semaine: Frances Donald |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2019-07-28/personnalite-de-la-semaine-frances-donald |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026081946/https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2019-07-28/personnalite-de-la-semaine-frances-donald |archive-date=October 26, 2020 |access-date=October 21, 2020 |website=La Presse |language=fr |last1=Pirro |first1=Raphaël }} She obtained her Bachelor of Economics from Queen's University in 2008. Donald worked as a research analyst for the Bank of Canada before attending New York University where she earned her master's degree in economics in 2010.{{Cite web |title=Frances Donald {{!}} Manulife Investment Management |url=https://www.manulifeim.com/retail/ca/en/landing-page/portfolio-management/biography/frances-donald |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023043653/https://www.manulifeim.com/retail/ca/en/landing-page/portfolio-management/biography/frances-donald |archive-date=October 23, 2020 |access-date=October 21, 2020 |website=Canada |language=en}}
Donald worked as a financial economist for Scotiabank in Toronto, and before that as a global macro analyst for Pavilion Global Markets in Montreal.{{Cite web |title=Frances Donald |url=https://tiger21.com/presenter/frances-donald/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024010638/https://tiger21.com/presenter/frances-donald/ |archive-date=October 24, 2020 |access-date=October 21, 2020 |website=TIGER 21 |language=en-US}} Her early experience included various positions at Deloitte and Roubini Global Economics.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}
Chief Economist
In 2024, Donald joined the Royal Bank of Canada as Chief Economist after previously serving as Chief Economist at Manulife since 2019. {{Cite news |date=2024-07-25 |title=RBC hires Frances Donald from Manulife as its new chief economist |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rbc-hires-frances-donald-from-manulife-as-its-new-chief-economist/#:~:text=has%20tapped%20Manulife%20Investment%20Management's,global%20chief%20economist%20and%20strategist. |access-date=2025-03-14 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}} She joined Manulife in 2016 as a senior economist before becoming Head of Macro-Economic Strategy in 2018. In 2019, at age 33 she became the youngest Chief Economist in Canada and one of only two women to hold the title in Canada.{{Cite web |title=Manulife Investment Management's Frances Donald and Catherine Milum named Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada |url=https://www.manulife.com/en/media/manulife-investment-management-frances-donald-catherine-milum-named-top-100-most-powerful-women-canada.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024001903/https://www.manulife.com/en/media/manulife-investment-management-frances-donald-catherine-milum-named-top-100-most-powerful-women-canada.html |archive-date=October 24, 2020 |access-date=October 21, 2020 |website=Corporate |language=en}}
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