Ray Bohn

Group Leader & Mentor

Ray brings a wealth of experience and leadership, having served as the President & CEO and a Board member of NAV CANADA. In this role, he was responsible for the strategic direction, stakeholder management, and leadership of the world’s second-largest Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) by traffic volume. NAV CANADA handles 12 million aircraft movements annually for 40,000 customers across more than 18 million square kilometers, providing services such as air traffic control, flight information, weather briefings, airport advisory services, electronic aids to navigation, and aeronautical information services with the help of over 5,000 employees.

Before becoming President & CEO, Ray was the Executive Vice President of HR, Communications & Public Affairs at NAV CANADA. He joined the organization in February 2000. Earlier in his career, he was the Managing Partner at Abacus Consulting Services and held senior leadership positions at the Canadian Red Cross, William M. Mercer Ltd. (Ottawa), and Watson Wyatt Worldwide (Ottawa). Additionally, Ray served on the Board of Directors of NAV CANADA and the Board of Aireon LLC.

Ray holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree with High Honours from Carleton University. He is also a graduate of the Ivey Executive Leadership Program at the Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, and has received a Certificate of Management Excellence from Harvard Business School. In 2023, he completed the Director’s Education Program at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.

Ray has also participated in Global Volunteers’ international outreach programs in Peru, Tanzania, and St. Lucia, supporting early childhood development, numeracy, and food security. Furthermore, he chaired NAV CANADA’s United Way Growing Up Great Campaign, which supports programs and projects that provide early learning opportunities and parenting supports for vulnerable children.