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Richard joined ACOA in 2005 as Senior Policy
Analyst, where he sought to help the Agency and
the region’s stakeholders better understand the
Atlantic economy and respond to its needs.
Richard’s current focus is supporting Atlantic
communities in becoming more inclusive,
innovative, and diversified, critical to helping the
region grow.
Richard believes in the importance of regional
economic development, and that it can only be done
by collaborating. A key element of success in his
career has been in working with governments, the
Richard Cormier private sector, and NGOs in Atlantic Canada, across
2iC7 Canada, and internationally.
Director, Communities & Inclusive From 2013 to 2017, Richard represented Canada on
Growth the OECD’s Working Party on Rural Policy based
ACOA in Paris, France. While Paris is great and all,
Moncton New Brunswick Richard knows he is lucky enough to live and work
http://www.acoa-apeca.gc.ca in one of the best regions on earth.
richard.cormier2 @canada.ca

Danny is President of Cooke Capital Group, a
division of the Cooke Insurance Group specializing
on employee benefits offering.
Danny came to the Maritimes to play hockey when
he was 18 years old, and didn’t speak English at the
time. That was the journey that took him to PEI, the
place he has called home ever since.
Danny graduated from the Business Administration
program at UPEI with a focus on accounting and
finance and later completed the Canadian Risk
Management (CRM) designation from the
University of Toronto.
Danny’s vision to help his clients succeed is to go
beyond the traditional way of doing things and to
challenge the status quo in an industry that is at

Danny Corriveau times slow to change.
Working with many different companies with each
WMI
President their challenges, there is one thing has become clear
Cooke Capital Group to him over the years. “Even the best vision won’t
Charlottetown Prince Edward Island get realized to its full potential without having the
http://www.cooke.ca right people helping to drive that vision.”
dcorriveau@cooke.ca

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