Stephen Smith is the Co-Founder, Chairman and President of First National Financial LP, Canada’s largest non-bank mortgage lender with over $40 billion of mortgage assets under administration. With over 500 employees across the country, FNFLP lends $12 billion of commercial and single family residential mortgages to Canadians annually.

In addition, Mr. Smith is a member of the Board of Directors of The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company and The Empire Life Insurance Company. Mr. Smith is also a member of the Advisory Council of the Royal Conservatory of Music and a Governor of the Dominion Institute.

Mr. Smith served as the Vice-Chair of the GO Transit Board of Directors and chair of the Audit Committee.

Born in Ottawa, Mr. Smith holds a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering from Queen's University and a Masters Degree in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.