Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity Welcomes Sharon O’Sullivan to The Banff Centre Foundation

BANFF, AB, September 2, 2026 – Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is excited to announce Sharon O’Sullivan as the newest member of The Banff Centre Foundation Board of Directors for a three-year term, beginning June 11, 2026 and ending June 10, 2029.

O’Sullivan joins the board with more than 20 years of experience in financial services, including senior leadership roles spanning strategy, technology, governance, risk management, and innovation. She also brings a broad perspective on building partnerships and creating lasting impact across industry, academia, government, startups, and community-based organizations.

Sharon O’Sullivan is Head of Technology Research & Innovation at BMO Financial Group, where she leads enterprise mandates in tech innovation and ecosystem development, advancing emerging technology adoption, new market exploration, and cross-border partnerships globally. She also serves on university and innovation advisory boards and is an active mentor and investor in early-stage deep tech ventures.

Recently relocated to Bow Valley after more than two decades in the Greater Toronto Area, O’Sullivan is committed to contributing to and strengthening the community she now calls home. Her work focuses on building partnerships, strengthening institutions, and enabling lasting economic, social, and community impact.

O’Sullivan holds Executive MBA degrees from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and SDA Bocconi School of Management in Milan.

The Banff Centre Foundation plays a vital role in supporting the long-term sustainability of Banff Centre and advancing Banff Centre’s mission to bring artists, leaders, and communities together to create, collaborate, share, envision, learn, and be inspired. Guided by the Golden Rule of Endowment Management, the Foundation manages and stewards its endowed funds with transparency, accountability, and fiscal prudence.

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Carly Maga                             
Director, Communications                         
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity             
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About Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

Founded in 1933, Banff Centre is a post-secondary institution built upon an extraordinary legacy of excellence in artistic and leadership development. What started as a single course in drama has grown to become a global organization leading in arts, culture, and creative decision-making across dozens of disciplines, from the fine arts to Indigenous Wise Practices. From our home in the stunning Canadian Rocky Mountains, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity aims to move everyone who attends our campus—artists, leaders, thinkers, and audiences—to unleash their creative potential and realize their unique contribution to build an innovative, inspiring future through education, performances, convenings, and public outreach. banffcentre.ca

Banff Centre
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We recognize, with deep respect and gratitude, our home on the side of Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain. In the spirit of respect and truth, we honour and acknowledge the Banff area, known as “Minihrpa” (translated in Stoney Nakoda as “the waterfalls”) and the Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda) – comprised of the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney Nations – as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Shuswap Nations, Ktunaxa Nations, and Métis Nation of Alberta, Rockyview District 4. We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play here, help us steward this land, and honour and celebrate this place.