William (Bill) Bonnell currently serves as a Strategic Advisor to the CEO of National Bank of Canada. Prior to this role, he was the bank’s Chief Risk Officer from 2012 until 2024, overseeing the management of financial and non-financial risks across the bank.
Since joining National Bank in 2001, Bill has held successive leadership positions in credit risk management, proprietary trading, and market risk management. Before joining the bank, he worked in Toronto, London, and Dublin in a variety of risk management, capital markets, and management roles within the banking industry.
Throughout his career, Bill has been actively engaged in various industry, academic, and non-profit boards. He has served as a member and Chair of the boards of both the International Financial Risk Institute (Geneva) and the Risk Management Association (Philadelphia). He has also served on the board of the Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation and the Advisory Board of Rotman’s Master of Financial Risk Management program.