Gwen Boniface COM, OOnt served 30 years in law enforcement in Canada, including as Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police. Trained as a lawyer, she continued her work in a variety of security sector roles in Ireland, the United Nations Peacekeeping Division and the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Gwen served as a senator from Ontario from 2016 to 2025, sitting as a member of the Independent Senators Group (ISG)
She currently serves as the Chair of the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.