Jamie Baillie

Jamie Baillie

Jamie Baillie is one of Atlantic Canada's top CEOs. Jamie has led Credit Union Atlantic to consecutive years of higher profits and dividends for members and has been named one of Atlantic Canada's top 50 CEOs for five years running. He is a member of .

He was the co-chair of the record-breaking 2009 United Way of Halifax Region campaign and for the past 25 years he has been a dedicated member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.

Jamie Baillie began his involvement with the Progressive Conservative Party by volunteering for the party in his hometown of Truro in the 1984 federal and provincial elections. Jamie has played an active role in every campaign since.

Jamie continued his political activism through his years at Dalhousie. While earning his commerce degree, Jamie became involved in the PC Youth and became president of the Dalhousie Young PCs. Jamie went on to earn his Chartered Accountant designation, graduate from the Canadian Securities Institute and complete the High Potential Leadership program at Harvard Business School.

Jamie has distinguished himself as a leader in Nova Scotia’s business community. In addition to his current duties as the CEO of Credit Union Atlantic, Jamie has worked as a Senior Partner with Robertson Surrette, a well known executive search firm located in Halifax, and as the Vice-President of Finance for CitiGroup Properties.

In 2002, Premier John Hamm called upon Jamie to serve as his Chief of Staff. Jamie acted as a principle advisor to Premier Hamm and played a key role on a number of important initiatives, including important improvements to public education and the preparation and presentation of balanced budgets. Jamie’s work helped make Premier Hamm’s government one of the most productive and accomplished in Nova Scotia’s history.

Jamie is also a leader in community service. In 2008 and 2009 he co-chaired the United Way of Halifax Region Campaign. He has also served as Chair of the Board for Neptune Theatre and is a Director of the Halifax International Airport Authority. He is also a member of the Board of Governors at Dalhousie University and of the Junior Achievement Nova Scotia Business Hall of Fame. He is also a Past President of Prescott Group, a sheltered workshop for mentally handicapped adults.

Jamie is married to Sandra Crowell. They have two daughters, Alexandra and Hannah.