Raylene Whitford

Raylene Whitford is a Cree-Métis finance professional with a well-established career in the international energy industry. She is the founder of Canative Energy, a consultancy that supports the economic prosperity of Indigenous peoples impacted by the energy sector, as well as INDIGI-X, a global network of Indigenous professionals. 

An accomplished leader, Raylene currently serves as Chair of TC Energy’s Indigenous Advisory Council and is a member of the Advisory Committee for the Deputy Minister of International Trade. Previously, she was an equity partner at Deloitte Canada, led a company listed on the London Stock Exchange, and steered a $42 billion capital efficiency project for an integrated energy company in the Middle East.  

Raylene received her Chartered Accountant designation from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and has an MBA from the Aberdeen Business School in the U.K. She is currently completing an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Indigenous Studies and Business at the University of Alberta. Raylene is a proud member of the Métis Nation of Alberta.