Fernando Garcia
Vice President, Legal Cargojet
Fernando Garcia is currently the VP Legal at Cargojet Inc. He has an MBA, with a specialization in strategic management, civil and common law degrees, a Master of Industrial Relations, and a B.A. in labour studies. Fernando enjoys speaking and writing about advancing diversity and inclusiveness within the legal profession, as well as about the future of law and how technology is changing and will change the profession. He was named the Thought Leader of 2018 by the Association of Corporate Counsel and Lexology, and received the Professional Contribution Award from the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association. He was also the recipient of the 2017 Innovatio Award for Diversity: Small Law Department, was named one of the Top 25 Most Influential in the justice system and legal profession in Canada by Canadian Lawyer magazine, and one of the 10 most influential Hispanic Canadians by Canadian Hispanic Business. He was also the recipient of the 2015 Tomorrow’s Leader award at the Canadian General Counsel Award.