Eldon Smith

Eldon R.
Smith was the founder of Cardiol Therapeutics, Inc. (2017) and served as Chairman & Chief Medical Officer.
Dr. Smith is also the founder of Peter Lougheed Medical Research Foundation.
Current jobs include President & Chief Executive Officer at Dr. Smith & Associates Ltd. since 2001, Chairman at Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Member at Canadian Medical Association, Principal at Order of Canada since 2005, President at The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada, and Member at Alberta Medical Association.
Former jobs include Chairman at Vasogen, Inc. in 2009, Chairman-Scientific Review Committee at Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada, Director at Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. from 1997 to 2011, Lead Independent Director at Resverlogix Corp.
from 2016 to 2019, Director at Sernova Biotherapeutics, Inc. in 2007, Lead Independent Director at Aston Hill Financial, Inc. from 2013 to 2015, Director at Biomax Technologies, Inc., Director at VentriPoint, Inc., Independent Director at Intellipharmaceutics International, Inc. from 2009 to 2019, Independent Director at Zenith Capital Corp.
(Alberta) from 2013 to 2022, Director at Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, Director at VentriPoint Diagnostics Ltd., Director at Alberta Health Services from 2010 to 2013, Director at LOGiQ Asset Management, Inc., Director at Flow Capital Corp.
in 2018, Professor & Head-Cardiology Division at the University of Calgary, President at Canadian Cardiovascular Society, Vice President at Interamerican Society of Cardiology, Professor & Head-Cardiology Division at Foothills Hospital, and President at Association of Canadian Medical Colleges.
Education includes a doctorate from Dalhousie University conferred in 1967.