Maryscott (“Scotty”) Greenwood’s experience spans numerous roles, including corporate executive, independent director, CEO, founder, and diplomat.

Most recently, Ms. Greenwood served as the Global Head of Government Relations for Manulife Financial, a leading financial services firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada with operations in the US, Indo-Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East.

Prior to (and since) her time as a senior executive officer of Manulife, Greenwood was the founding partner of Ottawa Street Strategy, a government relations consultancy based in Washington, D.C. For two decades, Greenwood also served as the CEO of the Canadian American Business Council.

Earlier in her career, Greenwood served as a Presidentially appointed diplomat in the US Department of State (Chief of Staff to the Ambassador), as well as Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for the Mayor of Atlanta.

Greenwood’s Board of Directors service includes public and privately held companies, as well as non-profits and philanthropies.

Greenwood was an independent director on Tilray when it launched a successful IPO on NASDAQ in 2018. She also served on the board of Spartan, a privately held medical device company. Greenwood previously served on the board of the US-ASEAN Business Council, and currently serves on the Foundation for Art & Preservation in Embassies.

Greenwood is an honors graduate of the University of Vermont. She attended the JFK School of Government at Harvard, and Stanford’s corporate government training. Greenwood currently serves as a Senior Fellow at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.