Deborah yedlin biography

Deborah Yedlin joined the Calgary Chamber of Commerce in July, with a background that includes experience on Wall Street and Bay Street, and more than two decades as a business columnist for various media outlets, commenting on the nexus of business and politics since

Since moving to Calgary in , Yedlin has been very active in the Calgary community - as a board member on a number of not-for-profit organizations including serving as the co-chair of the United Way Campaign. Yedlin served as the 14th Chancellor of the University of Calgary and is currently one of three co-chairs of the $ million Calgary Cancer Centre fundraising campaign.

A first-generation Canadian, born and raised in Edmonton, Deborah is a graduate of the University of Alberta and Queen’s University. She also completed her ICD.D designation through the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary.

Biography

Community leader and Calgary journalist Deborah Yedlin was elected the 14th chancellor of the University of Calgary, effective July 1st,

Yedlin has been observing, commenting and writing about business and politics for more than two decades, as a reporter for the Financial brev, Globe and Mail and Calgary Herald newspapers.  In addition to her writing, she has been a regular commentator for CBC Radio and Television, and CTV since

Her journey to becoming a business columnist was unconventional – but an undergraduate grad from the University of Alberta in Economics and English in , coupled with her business experience that was augmented with an MBA from Queen’s University in , have all built towards a resume that includes working on vägg Street and Bay Street.

Born and raised in Edmonton, Yedlin witnessed firsthand the power of education to provide the opportunity to rebuild a life in a new country, as the daughter of immigrants. As both h

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Compelling Calgarians: Deborah Yedlin

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Deborah Yedlin describes her career as “a bit of a Lego project.”

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Different pieces fit together in a resume featuring journalist, work on Bay and Wall streets, University of Calgary chancellor and, now, CEO of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce.

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The year-old’s diverse career path comes from “unbridled curiosity of how does it work and what does it mean?”

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Born in Edmonton to Polish immigrants, Yedlin’s parents both suffered significant family losses in the Holocaust.

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They met in Israel and emigrated to Canada, both becoming educators — “education rebuilt the lives of my parents in a new country” — her mom studying at night for her PhD and professorship at the University of Alberta.

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