Founder of International Summit of Cooperatives, Monique F. Leroux is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 19 different companies and is Chairman at Desjardins Foundation. Ms. Leroux is also Chairman at International Summit of Cooperatives, Chairman-Governors Board at Society For The Celebrations of Montreals 375th Anniversary, Member of QG100 Network, Senior Vice President-Finance of Royal Bank Realty, Inc., Member-Governors Board at Finance Montréal and Member of Order of Canada and on the board of 16 other companies.

Monique F. Leroux previously held the position of Chairman of Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec and President for Ordre des Comptables Agréés du Québec (a subsidiary of Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec), Chairman, President, CEO & CFO at Le Mouvement des caisses Desjardins Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer for Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec, Chairman at Desjardins Financial Holding, Inc. Chairman, Co-President & Chief Executive Officer at La Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Québec, Chairman of Capital Desjardins, Inc. Chairman of Desjardins Trust, Inc. President & Chief Executive Officer of Desjardins Economics Studies, Chief Executive Officer for Desjardins General Insurance Group, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer of Desjardins Global Asset Management, Inc. (which are all subsidiaries of Le Mouvement des caisses Desjardins), President at International Co-operative Alliance, Chief Operations Officer for Quebecor, Inc., Senior Vice President at Royal Bank of Canada, Chairman of Investissement Québec, Chief Executive Officer at Desjardins Financial Security Life Assurance Co., Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (Canada), Chairman at Conseil québécois de la coopération et de la mutualité and President at Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.