Walter Schneider stands at the intersection of finance, real estate, not-for-profits, and Indigenous administration and governance. Currently serving as Chief Executive Officer of the New Relationship Trust (NRT), his career has been marked by roles in both the corporate and Indigenous sectors.
He brings 20+ years of broad experience, perspective, and capability to the Board through education and past roles including as a Vice-President in a global investment bank, a CEO of a shared governance corporation focused on First Nation financial management and the Senior Administrator role at Squamish Nation.
Walter’s professional passion is finance and real estate and bringing critical discourse to colonial influences on First Nations process and participation in various domains including economic development. Walter is a Squamish Nation member and proud to join the corporate leadership team at the First Nations Market Housing Fund to support First Nations well-being and prosperity through innovative housing solutions.
Walter is a Chartered Professional Accountant (Chartered Accountant) and holds an MBA from Simon Fraser University – Beedie School of Business, a diploma in Financial Management from the British Columbia Institute of Technology and is currently pursuing and completing the final two course for a diploma in Urban Land Economics – Real Estate Development through Sauder School of Business at University of British Columbia.