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Appointee Biographies

University of Western Ontario Board of Governors

SUSAN BENNETT

Susan Bennett is the Managing Partner of Deloitte Canada’s Audit National Office, supporting all Audit services lines with respect to audit quality, innovation and thought leadership. Ms. Bennett has over 26 years of public practice experience and has led the external audits for a variety of multinational public companies with a focus on the mining industry. She has also served as the leader of the firm’s audit business for public companies, managing approximately 1000 professionals. She is a Chartered Public Accountant, Ontario, was elected a Fellow of Chartered Professional of Ontario, and holds an MBA from the Schulich School of Business and a Bachelor’s degree from Western University.

GEOFF POLLOCK

Geoff Pollock is a husband, father & lawyer, currently serving as an Elected Bencher with the Law Society of Ontario. He is thrice an Alumnus of Western University: Hons. BA, JD & MBA. During his time at Western, he also served as an Officer in the Canadian Army Reserves. He currently serves on the Board of Governors of Western. Twelve years ago, Geoff founded his law firm, Geoff Pollock & Associates. Geoff sits as an Adjudicator on the Law Society Tribunal. In his free time, Geoff volunteers as Duty Counsel for Pro Bono Law Ontario. He is also a Director of the Ontario Judicial Education Network. He has previously served as a Director of the Churchill Society. Geoff has been married to Evgeniya for 12 years. They have three small & very energetic children, Daniel (11), Elizabeth (10) and Alexandra (5). The family is passionate about hockey. All three children play, while Geoff both plays and coaches. When not on the ice, the family can be found enjoying Geoff's creations on his beloved Big Green Egg BBQ.