Curtis Tooke
ICCE Director
Position:
Senior Management within the Global Operational Risk team at Scotiabank in TkarontoCommunity:
Red River MétisCurtis Tooke is a proud husband, father, and member of the Red River Métis. He currently resides with his family in win-nip, within Treaty One Territory. Committed to giving back to his community, he has shaped his leadership style around mentors who demonstrate strong integrity, respect, courage, and a sense of responsibility.
He is very excited about the work ICCE does for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities across Turtle Island. Curtis joins the team with a strong background in strategy, transformation, finance, audit, governance, compliance, and risk management. He has held progressive leadership roles in both private and public organizations across the technology, financial services, and supply chain sectors. He has also co-owned two startups and thrives on innovation and collaboration.
Currently, he holds a senior management position within the Global Operational Risk team at Scotiabank in Tkaronto, where he enjoys volunteering as a mentor to Indigenous leaders in financial services through their iLEAD program. He was honoured to support the launch of Cedar Leaf Capital last year and to take part in the TMX bell-ringing ceremony celebrating its debut as Canada’s first Indigenous-owned and -led investment dealer. A partnership between Scotiabank, Nch’ḵay̓ Development Limited Partnership, Des Nedhe Financial LP, and the Chippewas of Rama First Nation, it aims to significantly boost access to capital markets for Indigenous communities and businesses in the future.
Curtis is excited to learn from and work alongside his fellow Directors at ICCE. He looks forward to adding-value and making an impact on the team.