Katharine B. Stevenson

Ms. Stevenson has extensive corporate governance experience having served on numerous public company and not-for-profit boards in Canada and the U.S. over the past two decades, where she has consistently assumed leadership roles. Previously, she was a financial executive in the telecommunications and banking sectors.

Ms. Stevenson is chair of the board at CIBC where she has served on the board since 2011. She also serves as a director of the bank’s U.S.A board. In addition, Ms. Stevenson serves on the boards of Open Text Corporation and Capital Power Corporation, both publicly traded companies. In the past, Ms. Stevenson has served on corporate boards in the aerospace, pharmaceutical and biotech sectors. Previously, Ms. Stevenson was a financial executive in the telecommunications and banking sectors. In addition to being a director of CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. and CIBC Bank USA, Ms. Stevenson has been Chair of the Board of CIBC since 2021, serves on the board of Open Text Corporation and is the Vice Chair of Unity Health Toronto. She has been named one of the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada and is a recipient of the 2025 ICD Fellowship Award — the highest distinction for corporate directors in Canada.

Ms. Stevenson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (Magna Cum Laude) from Harvard University and is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors with the designation ICD.D, F.ICD. Ms. Stevenson was awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa from Carleton University.