Elected to Kerry’s Place Board of Directors in June 2025, Vanessa is President & CEO and Director of Morgan Meighen & Associates Limited, an investment management firm. In addition to actively managing private client portfolios and maintaining client relationships, she is the Chair and a Director of Canadian General Investments, Limited, a TSX-listed closed-end fund. CGI is also listed on the London Stock Exchange.  Vanessa is also President and a Director of The Catherine & Maxwell Meighen Foundation, which donates approximately $10 million per annum for charitable works in Ontario.

Her past board roles include Canadian World Fund Ltd., Third Canadian General Investment Trust, Soulpepper Theatre (Chair for 4 of her 11 years), the National Ballet of Canada Endowment Foundation, and Kerry’s Place Autism Services and Residential Services and a member of several committees.

Vanessa’s parents were among the founding parents of Kerry’s Place, and, until June 2025, she served on the Family Advisory Committee, as her brother is an individual in Supported Living.

Vanessa is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen’s University. She is a member of the CFA Institute, the CFA Society Toronto, the C.D. Howe Institute, The Toronto Club and Verity.