Biographical Notes – Ernie Daniels

Mr. Ernie Daniels, from the Salt River First Nation in the Northwest Territories, has over 35 years of senior-level financial management experience.

Since 2012, Mr. Daniels has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the First Nations Finance Authority (FNFA), a First Nations-governed non-profit financial institution.

Throughout his career, he has amassed extensive expertise in financial analysis, financing proposal and business planning, organizational restructuring, and financial accounting for Indigenous businesses and not-for-profit organizations. He has held leadership positions with AFOA Canada and the Aboriginal Healing Foundation.

Mr. Daniels is a Chartered Professional Accountant, Certified General Accountant, certified Aboriginal financial manager, and holds a diploma in Public and Business Administration from Arctic College.