Mary Ellen Neilson
BComm, CPA, CMA, MBA, ICD.D 
Board Vice Chair, Risk (Chair), Audit

Mary Ellen Neilson had a successful 30-year career in financial services, where she held various senior executive positions in a national bank and gained extensive experience in wealth management, risk management and corporate banking. She is currently the Board Vice Chair at ATB. In the nonprofit sector, she has served on and chaired other various boards, committees and organizations. Until her retirement in 2020, Mary Ellen was the Executive Director at the Association for Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured. 

Mary Ellen has her BCom from the University of Calgary, her MBA from York University, her CPA from the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada and her ICD.D from the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Current directorships

• Law Society of Alberta (Audit Committee, Vice Chair)

Past directorships

• Art Gallery of Alberta 
• Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured (CEO)
• Glenbow Museum Board of Governors 
• Society of Management Accountants of Alberta 
• University of Calgary Senate and Board of Governors (Finance Committee Chair)
• YWCA of Calgary (Chair)