Jennifer Moore Rattray is a public sector leader with more than 30 years in government, non-profit and university administration, project management, proposal and program development, public relations, and media and communications. Most recently as Chief Operating Officer Jennifer co-led the transformation of the Southern Chiefs’ Organization over five years into one of the largest First Nation organizations in Canada, co-negotiating the gifting of the iconic Hudson’s Bay Company building in downtown Winnipeg, the largest act of corporate reconciliation in Canada.

In 2023, Jennifer was appointed Ministerial Special Representative to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, to provide recommendations on the implementation of Call for Justice 1.7, and the creation of a National Indigenous and Human Rights Ombudsperson.

Previously, Jennifer was Executive Director of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, and before that, an Assistant Deputy Minister with the Province of Manitoba. She spent a decade at the University of Winnipeg, becoming its first Associate Vice-President, Indigenous, Government and Community Affairs. Believing access to education can create a more equitable Canada, she identified ways to break down barriers and promote access to post-secondary education.

Before her career in public service, Jennifer was an award-winning television journalist and she is one of the first Indigenous people to anchor the television news in Canada.

Jennifer holds a joint Master of Public Administration degree with distinction and is a graduate of the ICD.D Program and the Executive Program at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.

In addition to serving as a director on the board of The Gordon Foundation, Jennifer serves on the boards of CBC/Radio-Canada, the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), and Canada’s National History Society. She is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and the International Women’s Forum, and a proud citizen of Peepeeksis Cree Nation.

Jennifer is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond and Platinum Jubilee Medals.