Tamara
Trotman
Tamara Trotman is the Director of Financial Crimes Governance and Operations at the Department of Finance Canada. In this role, Tamara leads a team of analysts responsible for financial crimes policy development and governance. In addition, Tamara represents Canada as head of delegation to the Financial Action Task Force, an international anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing standards setting body.
Tamara has 15 years of public service experience in intergovernmental relations and public policy development. In 2018, Tamara negotiated a 10 per cent equity participation agreement with two Prince Rupert-based Indigenous communities associated with the CAD 350 million federal divestiture of Ridley Terminals Inc. Other accomplishments include a diplomatic posting to France as Canada’s Economic Counsellor to the OECD where she negotiated outcomes to advance Canada’s economic interests; and as Canada’s head of delegation to the Paris Club where she negotiated a USD 9.7 billion multilateral agreement with the Government of Argentina.
Tamara holds a Master of Public Policy from Simon Fraser University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia. In 2015, Tamara was featured as one of Simon Fraser University’s 50 Inspiring Alumni.