Laurie Balfour is the Executive Director of the Alberta Automobile Insurance Rate Board. Prior to joining the Automobile Insurance Rate Board in 2018, she served as Senior Manager, Prudential Supervision within the Office of the Superintendent of Insurance for over nine years. Prior to joining the Alberta Government, she worked in the private sector as the Vice President of Corporate Services for an Alberta based non-profit organization.

She is a Chartered Professional Accountant and holds a Masters in Business Administration.

Laurie has served on numerous national committees for the Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (CCIR) the General Insurance Statistical Agency (GISA) and the Canadian Automobile Insurance Rate Regulators (CARR).