Raylene Whitford is Cree-Métis and a member of the Métis Nation of Alberta. A Partner with Monitor Deloitte Canada, she leads the Indigenous Strategy practice serving Corporate, Government and Public Service clients. She is also responsible for building Deloitte’s Global Indigenous community of practice.

Grounded in the energy sector, Raylene previously directed a USD 42 billion capital efficiency project for an integrated national energy company in the Middle East and directed an energy company listed on the London Stock Exchange. Raylene is certainly not afraid to take risks – in 2014, she took a sabbatical to spend a winter as a roughneck on triple pad drilling rig in northern Alberta to gain experience in the field.

With her unique, informed, Indigenous perspective, and international experience, Raylene is committed to working with companies and governments to create sustainable economic development opportunities for Indigenous Peoples around the world.