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OHRI welcomes new board members


August 15, 2025

Jennifer Francis and Xiaodan LiNew OHRI board members Jennifer Francis (left) and Xiaodan Li (right)The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) is pleased to welcome two members to its Board of Directors.

Jennifer Francis is a technology mentor, advisor and angel investor. She has extensive experience with innovation and startups as Chair of Capital Angel Network and co-founder and Director of SheBoot for women founders. She is also a former executive in the information technology and services industry with IBM, Cognos and Watchfire. Learn more about Jennifer and why she volunteers on the OHRI board.

Xiaodan Li has worked in the financial services industry for over nine years, with experience spanning both retail and private wealth management. She is currently an associate portfolio manager at RBC PH&N Investment Counsel, where she works with high-net-worth families and not-for-profit organizations on long-term investment strategy and wealth planning. Learn more about Xiaodan and why she volunteers on the OHRI board.

OHRI also thanks two outgoing board members for their exceptional service: Dr. Bernard Jasmin, former Dean of uOttawa’s Faculty of Medicine and Lisa Robertson, principal and co-founder of the Hillbrooke Group, a full-service communications firm.

Learn more about OHRI’s volunteer Board of Directors.

The Ottawa Hospital is a leading academic health, research and learning hospital proudly affiliated with the University of Ottawa and supported by The Ottawa Hospital Foundation.