Matthew Come

Matthew Coon Come is currently Chairman at James Bay Development Corp.
and Cree Housing Corp.
He serves as Independent Director at Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Ltd. since 2017 and at Seabridge Gold, Inc. since 2023.
He is a Member of the National Association of Corporate Directors, the Institute of Corporate Directors, and the Cree Nation Trust.
Formerly, Dr. Come was Chairman of The Grand Council of the Crees and Chairman-Grand Counsel for the Province of Québec from 2008 to 2017.
He was Independent Director at Newmont Corp.
from 2019 to 2022 and at Goldcorp, Inc. from 2017 to 2019.
Other former roles include Founding Director of First Nations Bank of Canada, Executive Director of Compagnie Des Entreprises Cries De Développement Économique, Air Creebec, Inc., and Cree Construction Co. (Quebec) Ltd., Director of Cree Regional Intercompany Enterprise Co., Cree Construction Co., Inc., Cree Regional Authority, Niskamoon Corp., Centre For Indigenous Environment Resources, Cree School Board, Servinor Ca, and James Bay Cree Cultural Education Centre.
Dr. Come was National Chief-Assembly of First Nations from 2000 to 2003.
Education includes a doctorate from Trent University and undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Toronto, both conferred in 2000.