Gail Stephens is currently working as a consultant for a variety of organizations in areas such as strategic planning, leadership development, change management, governance and organizational restructuring. She has over twenty years leading large, complex organizations including City Auditor and then Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Winnipeg, City Manager for the City of Victoria, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the BC Pension Corporation and Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Interim President and CEO for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. As well as sitting on the board of the David Foster Foundation, Gail is currently serving as a member of the board of directors for VIA Rail Canada Inc. (Chair of the Audit and Pension Investment Committee), Greater Victoria Harbour Authority (Chair, Sustainability Committee) and Palette Skills. She received the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors. She graduated from the Harvard University Kennedy School in the Executive Management Program. Ms. Stephens is a Certified Public Accountant having graduated from the Certified General Accountants (CGA) program and a former teacher having graduated from the University of Manitoba on the Dean’s Honour List. She received the CGA Manitoba Gold Medal and was awarded a CPA, CGA fellowship. She was awarded one of Canada’s top 100 CGAs in 2008. Ms. Stephens was named one of Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive Network in 2003, 2010 and 2011 and the 2006 Women in Finance’s PEAK Award for Performance and Excellence.