Catherine Roome

Board positions

• Director
• Member of the Business Transformation Committee and Risk, Investment and Loan Committee

Biography

Catherine is a tech innovator with a passion for serving the public interest. She holds positions on various corporate boards in energy, finance, and engineering, including BC Hydro, where she chairs the board of Powerex, its energy trading subsidiary, and serves on the Site C hydroelectric project oversight board. She also chairs the board of McElhanney, a Western Canadian geomatics, engineering, and environmental services firm. Catherine served in 2023 as Interim CEO of Atira Women's Resource Society, supporting governance and operational renewal for BC's largest housing and social services agency. Previously, she led Technical Safety BC for a decade. Catherine is dedicated to fostering justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion and encouraging the next generation of leaders.