Diane Francis

About Diane

Diane Francis, Editor-at-Large for the National Post is well known across the country for her hard-hitting newspaper columns. She is also a broadcaster and author of eight best-selling books. In addition she is a sought-after speaker, host of events and participant in conferences around the world. She has been honoured with many prestigious awards from associations, publications and universities across the country. Renowned for her columns which appear thrice weekly in the Financial Post section of the National Post, and in the Fall of 2007, Diane expanded her column online by launching her blog, which deals with North American political and business issues.

She has been a Media Fellow at the World Economic Forum in Davos for many years and was a Shorenstein Fellow in fall 2006 at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. In fall 2007, she became Distinguished Visiting Professor at Ryerson University's Rogers School of Management, Canada's largest business school, a role she'll continue with into 2008.

In addition to her work as a financial journalist, Diane Francis is the author of: Immigration: The Economic Case; BRE-X: The Inside Story; Fighting for Canada; Underground Nation; A Matter of Survival; The Diane Francis Inside Guide to Canada's 50 Best Stocks; Contrepreneurs and Controlling Interest - Who Owns Canada.

Diane Francis has served on the advisory boards of York University East/West Enterprises and CANFAR, the Canadian Foundation for AIDS research as well as on the board of directors for CARE Canada, the George Brown College Foundation Board and was Chair of the successful $22-million campaign for Ryerson University's Community Health Centre which was opened in fall 2002.

She is a director of Aurizon Mines of Vancouver, listed on the Toronto and American Stock Exchanges and on the boards of two private companies, one in software development and another in healthcare.