Tracy A. Robinson is the president and chief executive officer of the Canadian National Railway. She was elevated to the position in January 2022. She formally took her position as CEO on February 28, 2022, becoming the first female CEO of a Canadian railway.[1] In choosing Robinson CN prevailed over TCI Fund Management, which had fought to change the members of the board and had a different choice for CN's CEO. She previously had been an energy executive and had been an official at CN's longtime rival, the Canadian Pacific Railway.[2]