Full Name
Dr. Andrew Furey
Job Title
Vice Chair
Company/ Organization
National Bank
Speaker Bio
Dr. Andrew Furey is Vice Chair of National Bank of Canada, where he works across the organization to support strategic growth initiatives, client development, public policy engagement, major project origination, and executive-level relationships across Canada and internationally.
A physician, executive, humanitarian, and former Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Dr. Furey brings a unique combination of leadership experience spanning government, healthcare, capital markets, economic development, infrastructure, energy, and international affairs.
As Premier, Dr. Furey led some of the most consequential economic and policy initiatives in Newfoundland and Labrador’s history. His accomplishments included leadership of the Churchill Falls hydroelectric negotiations, securing a $5.2 billion federal rate mitigation agreement, advancing a new memorandum of understanding with
Québec related to future hydroelectric development, supporting the long-term sustainability of Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore oil and gas industry, and helping establish the province as a leader in the emerging wind-to-hydrogen sector.
Throughout his tenure, he led the province through the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing upon his graduate training in Clinical Epidemiology and evidence-based decision-making. His government implemented fiscal and economic measures that contributed to a credit rating upgrade and improved investor confidence in the province.
Dr. Furey developed extensive relationships with senior political, business, and institutional leaders across Canada and internationally. He chaired the Council of Atlantic Premiers and worked closely with federal and provincial governments on economic development, trade, energy, infrastructure, healthcare, and intergovernmental relations. He has worked alongside Canadian prime ministers, provincial premiers, Indigenous leaders, global investors, and international partners to advance major economic and public policy initiatives.
Prior to entering public office, Dr. Furey established a distinguished career in medicine as an Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon. He completed fellowship training at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center and Johns Hopkins Hospital and has served as Chief of Orthopaedics for Eastern Health and Associate Professor of Surgery at Memorial University. He continues to maintain an active clinical practice and is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Memorial University
Beyond medicine and public service, Dr. Furey is the founder of Team Broken Earth, one of Canada’s largest physician-led humanitarian organizations. Under his leadership, the organization expanded from a single mission to a global humanitarian initiative involving more than 1,000 volunteers delivering medical care and disaster relief in underserved and crisis-affected regions around the world.
Dr. Furey currently serves on a number of corporate and not-for-profit boards and advises organizations on strategy, governance, public policy, stakeholder engagement, major projects, and growth opportunities. His experience spans government, healthcare, financial services, infrastructure, energy, mining, technology, and international development.
Dr. Furey holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc), Master of Science (MSc), and Doctor of Medicine (MD) from Memorial University of Newfoundland. He completed fellowship training in Orthopaedic Trauma at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center and Johns Hopkins Hospital and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC). He also holds a Diploma in Organizational Leadership from the University of Oxford.
He is the author of Hope in the Balance: A Newfoundland Doctor Meets a World in Crisis and has received numerous honours, including Memorial University Alumnus of the Year, the King Charles III Coronation Medal, an Honorary Doctorate from Canadian University Dubai, and the Canadian Red Cross Humanitarian of the Year Award.
A physician, executive, humanitarian, and former Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Dr. Furey brings a unique combination of leadership experience spanning government, healthcare, capital markets, economic development, infrastructure, energy, and international affairs.
As Premier, Dr. Furey led some of the most consequential economic and policy initiatives in Newfoundland and Labrador’s history. His accomplishments included leadership of the Churchill Falls hydroelectric negotiations, securing a $5.2 billion federal rate mitigation agreement, advancing a new memorandum of understanding with
Québec related to future hydroelectric development, supporting the long-term sustainability of Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore oil and gas industry, and helping establish the province as a leader in the emerging wind-to-hydrogen sector.
Throughout his tenure, he led the province through the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing upon his graduate training in Clinical Epidemiology and evidence-based decision-making. His government implemented fiscal and economic measures that contributed to a credit rating upgrade and improved investor confidence in the province.
Dr. Furey developed extensive relationships with senior political, business, and institutional leaders across Canada and internationally. He chaired the Council of Atlantic Premiers and worked closely with federal and provincial governments on economic development, trade, energy, infrastructure, healthcare, and intergovernmental relations. He has worked alongside Canadian prime ministers, provincial premiers, Indigenous leaders, global investors, and international partners to advance major economic and public policy initiatives.
Prior to entering public office, Dr. Furey established a distinguished career in medicine as an Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon. He completed fellowship training at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center and Johns Hopkins Hospital and has served as Chief of Orthopaedics for Eastern Health and Associate Professor of Surgery at Memorial University. He continues to maintain an active clinical practice and is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Memorial University
Beyond medicine and public service, Dr. Furey is the founder of Team Broken Earth, one of Canada’s largest physician-led humanitarian organizations. Under his leadership, the organization expanded from a single mission to a global humanitarian initiative involving more than 1,000 volunteers delivering medical care and disaster relief in underserved and crisis-affected regions around the world.
Dr. Furey currently serves on a number of corporate and not-for-profit boards and advises organizations on strategy, governance, public policy, stakeholder engagement, major projects, and growth opportunities. His experience spans government, healthcare, financial services, infrastructure, energy, mining, technology, and international development.
Dr. Furey holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc), Master of Science (MSc), and Doctor of Medicine (MD) from Memorial University of Newfoundland. He completed fellowship training in Orthopaedic Trauma at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center and Johns Hopkins Hospital and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC). He also holds a Diploma in Organizational Leadership from the University of Oxford.
He is the author of Hope in the Balance: A Newfoundland Doctor Meets a World in Crisis and has received numerous honours, including Memorial University Alumnus of the Year, the King Charles III Coronation Medal, an Honorary Doctorate from Canadian University Dubai, and the Canadian Red Cross Humanitarian of the Year Award.
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