Arlene Strom

Arlene Strom is the ceremonial head of Mount Royal University. She presides over formal occasions such as convocation and is committed to postsecondary education and building relationships with the community. Along with being an external face for Mount Royal, Strom serves as an ex-officio member of board of governors and works closely with President and Vice-Chancellor.

Strom retired from Suncor at the end of 2023, most recently holding the roles of chief sustainability officer, general counsel and corporate secretary. She previously held a number of leadership positions within the company. Prior to joining Suncor, she practiced corporate and securities law in Calgary.

In 2024, Strom spent a year as an Advanced Leadership Initiative fellow at Harvard University. She has a law degree and masters degree in political science from UBC and a bachelor of business administration from Trinity Western University. She also chairs the Alberta Lieutenant Governor’s Arts Awards Foundation, the Energy Transition Centre and is a member of the board of Nature Conservancy Canada and the advisory board of Portage Energy.