Alfred Powis OC (16 September 1930 – 10 October 2007) was a Canadian businessman.

After graduating from Westmount High School, he earned a BComm degree from McGill University.

[1] At McGill University, Powis was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity's Tau Alpha Chapter.

After graduation in 1950, Powis first went to work as an investment analyst at Sun Life Assurance.

In 1950, he joined Noranda Mines where he eventually became its president and CEO in 1968 and chairman in 1977.