Michael Sabia
| Michael Sabia | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Michael John Sabia September 11, 1953 St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality |
 Canada
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| Alma mater |
University of Toronto Yale University |
| Occupation | CEO of Caisse de dépôt et placement |
| Spouse(s) | Hilary Pearson |
Michael John Sabia OC (born September 11, 1953) is a Canadian businessman. He is the current CEO of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. Sabia formerly served as CEO of BCE Inc. from 2002 through 2008.
Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Sabia is the son of Michael Joseph Sabia and Laura Sabia; both parents are of Italian descent. He attended Ridley College also in St. Catharines. He is married to Hilary Pearson. Sabia has his undergraduate education from the University of Toronto and earned his graduate degrees from Yale University. His wife, Hilary Pearson, is the granddaughter of former Prime Minister Lester Pearson. In 2016, he was appointed as a Officer of the Order of Canada.
Sabia held a number of senior positions in Canada's federal public service during the 1980s and early 1990s, including Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet of the Privy Council Office.
Sabia's supervisor, Clerk of the Privy Council Paul Tellier, left the public service to assume the presidency of Crown corporation Canadian National Railway in the early 1990s and subsequently persuaded Sabia to follow him to help in privatizing the company. Sabia held a number of executive positions at Canadian National Railway during the 1990, including the position of chief financial officer.
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