Yves Savoie is a retired charity executive and occasional governance advisor and coach to nonprofits. He is the former CEO of Heart & Stroke Canada and MS Canada. He brings deep practical knowledge and experience to complex organizations that deliver social impact. Yves has been a tireless policy advocate for people with episodic disabilities, for healthy eating, and for patient-centered approaches to system change.

He is a graduate of the University of Toronto, obtained his MBA at Concordia University, and later completed a Master of Management at McGill University. Yves is francophone and grew up in the Acadian region of northern New Brunswick. He has a deep understanding of the reality of francophone minority communities. Yves was a remote caregiver to his parents in New Brunswick.