Brenda Eaton is an experienced Corporate Director, having served on numerous private, public, not-for-profit and crown corporation boards. Before becoming a Corporate Director, Brenda was a senior leader in the Government of British Columbia. From 2001-2005 she was Deputy Minister to Premier. Prior to that, she held executive positions, including the Deputy Minister of Finance and Treasury Board, Energy and Mines, and Social Services. For several years she was the CFO of a provincial Health Authority.
Brenda is certified by the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D) and has a master’s degree in economics. Her many awards include the Queen’s Jubilee Award for community contribution, University of Victoria’s Distinguished Alumni and WXN’s 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada.
Brenda has served on the Canadian Red Cross Board of Directors since 2017. She has served on the Governance Committee and chaired the Human Resources committee from 2020-2023. She is the Chair of the Audit & Finance Committee.
She is based in Victoria, B.C.