Susan Baxter

Susan Baxter is a Partner at Bain Capital and Head of Family Capital & Ultra High Net Worth, where she leads the firm’s global strategy for family offices, ultra-high-net-worth investors and private wealth. In this role, she works across Bain Capital’s investment businesses to develop and execute the firm’s strategy for one of the fastest-growing segments of the global institutional capital market. Susan has nearly three decades of international experience spanning investment banking, private equity, asset management and strategic advisory, with senior leadership roles in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. Prior to joining Bain Capital, she was the Global Head of Family Offices at RBC Capital Markets, where she helped build and led the bank’s global institutional family office business and served on the Investment Bank’s operating committee. Earlier in her career, Susan co-founded and led the European business of UBS’s Global Family Office platform and held senior investment and leadership positions at Pacific Capital Partners, R3 Capital Partners and Lehman Brothers. Susan brings significant board, governance and investment experience. She serves on the Advisory Board and Governance Committee of House of Wilson, the family office for Lululemon founders Chip and Summer Wilson and their family, advising on investment strategy, governance, risk management and the long-term stewardship of family assets. She also serves on the Board of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, where she chairs the Investment Committee and oversees the Institute’s endowment. Throughout her career, Susan has advised prominent global families, entrepreneurs and family-owned businesses on capital allocation, investment strategy, corporate finance, governance and complex strategic decisions. Her experience combines an institutional investor perspective with a deep understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing multi-generational family enterprises. Susan holds an Honours Bachelor of Medical Sciences in Pharmacology and Toxicology from Western University, where she graduated with highest academic distinction.