Patti Croft has extensive expertise in global macroeconomics and the financial sector. She began her career at Burns Fry before moving on to CIBC Wood Gundy. Patti has been the Chief Economist with RBC Global Asset Management; Phillips, Hager and North; Sceptre Investment Counsel and TD Canada Trust.

Patti served on the Ontario Pension Board for ten years ending in June 2023. She held the positions of Vice-Chair and Chair of the Investment Committee for seven years prior to her retirement. She is a past director and founding member of Women in Capital Markets and past director of the International Foundation for Employee Benefit Plans, Canadian Medical Association Holdings Inc. and the Boilermakers' National Pension Plan Canada. Patti holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Toronto, the Institute of Corporate Directors designation (ICD.D) and Global ESG Competent Boards designation (GCB.D).