Tim Hockey
Tim Hockey is a financial services veteran with more than 35 years’ experience in retail banking and wealth management and a passion for leveraging technology to enhance the client experience.
As President and CEO of TD Ameritrade, he is responsible for the oversight of the strategy and operations supporting the company’s three client channels: Retail Investing, Trading and Institutional, along with additional responsibilities overseeing technology, operations and corporate functions.
Hockey joined TD Ameritrade in January 2016 from TD Bank Group, where he most recently served as Group Head, Canadian Banking and Wealth management, and as President and CEO of TD Canada Trust. His primary responsibilities covered a portfolio of global businesses totaling nearly CDN $13 billion in annual revenue and included global direct investing, advisory and Canadian asset management businesses, as well as leadership of Canadian personal banking, business banking and auto finance. Having started as a part-time teller in University, over his 32-year career with TD, he held progressively senior positions in a variety of areas including mutual funds, retail distribution, information technology, deposit accounts, Small business banking, credit cards and personal lending.
Hockey holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario and sits on the Advisory Board of the Richard Ivey School of Business. He is also a member of SIFMA’s Board of Directors. Hockey served on the Board of Directors for the SickKids Foundation, the largest non-governmental granting agency in children’s health in Canada, and was Chair of the Hospital for Sick Children’s Research and Learning Tower Campaign. He is on the board of The Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance and also serves as the Chair of the CivicAction Leadership Foundation, having played a pivotal role in the creation of the Foundation. As an avid cyclist, he served as the 2015 Honorary Chair for the Ride to Conquer Cancer for the Princess Margaret Hospital.
He was an executive member of the Canadian Bankers Association, previously serving as Chair of the organization. He is also a past winner of Canada’s “Top 40 Under 40,” a program that celebrates Canadians who have reach significant success before the age of 40 in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors.
Hockey can be followed on Twitter at @TimHockey. He can also be followed on Instagram at @TimHockey.