Experience
Ms. Stevenson has been Chair of the Board of CIBC since 2021. She has extensive business and 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, Ms. Stevenson was a financial executive in the telecommunications and banking sectors. Ms. Stevenson is a director of CIBC Bancorp USA Inc., CIBC Bank USA and a member of the Board of Directors of Unity Health Toronto. Ms. Stevenson 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.
Education
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. Ms. Stevenson was awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa from Carleton University.
