Brian Chu, J.D.

Brian Chu joined Echelon’s Board of Directors in June 2021. Brian currently serves as Chair of the Human Resources Committee, Vice-Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee, and a member of the Audit and Risk and Conduct Review Committees.

Brian is a founding partner of the Toronto law firm Bogart Robertson & Chu LLP. His practice involves serving his institutional and large corporate clients with their transactions in the areas of commercial real estate and commercial mortgage lending.

Brian has extensive public sector board experience in the areas of regulatory affairs, energy, post-secondary education, arts, culture and government relations through his current and previous positions as Vice-Chair of the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA), Vice-Chair of Toronto Hydro Corporation, Chair of the Ontario Science Centre, Chair of the Ontario College of Art and Design and Vice-Chair of the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto.

Brian is currently a director on the boards of CAA Insurance Company, Orion Travel Insurance Company, and MCAN Mortgage Corporation, a TSX listed company.