Anne Giardini

Anne Giardini,, , is a Canadian lawyer, business executive, university administrator, community advocate, and writer. She is the oldest daughter of late Canadian novelist Carol Shields. Giardini was called to the British Columbia bar in 1985, the Bar of Ontario in 1990, and the Washington State bar in 2009. She served as the 11th chancellor of Simon Fraser University from 2014 to 2020. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia with her husband of more than 30 years. They have three grown children.