Jennifer Reynolds, MBA, ICD.D

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Lead Director at Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDEV)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Overview

Jennifer Reynolds is an accomplished executive with over 25 years in financial services, spanning investment banking and venture capital. She serves as Lead Director at Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDEV) and is the CEO of Next Canada, while also pursuing a Global Executive PhD at ESCP Business School.

Jennifer is deeply committed to community involvement and advancing women in business. She has served on the board of the Womens College Hospital Foundation and was previously the CEO of the Women Corporate Directors Foundation, the worlds largest organization for women corporate board directors.

Unique fact: She provides specialized financial advisory to the Government of Canada on some of the countrys most complex and diverse commercial assets.

Personality Overview

Good Listener

Formal Mannered

Empathetic

They are comfortable taking long term decisions.  They are courteous and respectful but practical. They like following the process even if it takes time to reach any conclusion.

Topics They Care About

Corporate Governance
As Lead Director of a federal Crown corporation and former CEO of Women Corporate Directors, she is an expert in board effectiveness and governance principles.
Women's Leadership
She has led the world's largest organization for women board members and serves on the board of the Women's College Hospital Foundation, championing female advancement.
Supporting Entrepreneurs
Her recent appointment as CEO of Next Canada, combined with a background in venture capital, highlights her focus on fostering the next generation of innovators.

Media Appearances

Jennifer has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2024
Lead Director at Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDEV)
7-2015
Director Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDEV) at Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDEV)
6-2017
Board Member at Women's College Hospital Foundation
6-2022 - 4-2025
Board Member at Agrinam Acquisition Corp
2-2022 - 2-2025
Chief Executive Officer at Women Corporate Directors Foundation

Education

2014 - 2014
HBS Women's Leadership Forum from Harvard Business School
11-2024 - 11-2027
Global Executive PhD from ESCP Business School

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Insights For Selling To Jennifer

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Focus on making them comfortable before really commencing the sales motion
  • Be very observant about how they perceive the risk in the decision
  • Tell them about the outcome and results before talking about the input

DONT's

  • Don’t brush off their concerns, their comfort with you will go down
  • Don’t push them for a no, take the lack of yes as a no after a certain point
  • Skip mentioning details that are confusing

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jennifer is

  • What matters the most to them is low risk, adoption by others and proven case studies.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Jennifer

  • They never refuse directly, they push out the decisions or just go quiet.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Jennifer move?

  • They can be some of the slowest decision makers.
  • Can Jennifer take some risk or not?

  • They have no risk-appetite and prefer to take safe decisions.

You And Jennifer

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