Director, The Bank of Nova Scotia
Allan Shaw was born in Halifax. He earned a B.Sc. from Dalhousie University and an M.B.A. with distinction from Harvard Business School. He is former Chairman of The Shaw Group Limited, Halifax.
Mr. Shaw's current activities include: Director, The Bank of Nova Scotia; Chairman Corporate Governance & Pension Committee; Member, Executive, Risk & Conduct Review Committee; Member, Board of Trustees, Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation, Calgary; Director, Canadian Policy Research Networks Inc., Ottawa; Director, Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation; Director, Canadian Centre for Ethics in Dalhousie University; Member, Advisory Council, Institute of Corporate Directors, Atlantic Chapter.