Susan Yurkovich is president and CEO of the BC Council of Forest Industries and president of the BC Lumber Trade Council, representing the interests of the industry on trade matters, including the Canada-U.S. Softwood Lumber Agreement. Yurkovich has worked in the natural resources sector for more than 25 years and is a director of Centerra Gold and FortisBC.

NEXT TRAVEL DESTINATION: Croatia and Italy.
EDUCATION: MBA, University of British Columbia.
BEST HABIT: Being curious.
TOUGHEST CHALLENGE: Finding a solution to the ongoing softwood lumber dispute with the U.S.