Kate Thompson

President & CEO at CMLC

Speaker

Kate Thompson is the President & CEO of the Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC), responsible for the overall direction, business strategy, and operations of the organization. Under her exceptional leadership and foresight, CMLC oversees more than $1 billion in city-building projects in East Calgary.Kate is a registered member of the Alberta Association of Architects (AAA) and a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (FRAIC). She has extensive experience in design and development, having worked for private firms in Calgary and Europe. Currently, Kate sits on the Boards of Ignite Calgary and Calgary Economic Development, and she is Chair of the RESAC Downtown Vibrancy Committee.Kate is a mother to two teenage boys and a mentor to many. Kate was previously named one of Avenue Calgary’s Top 40 Under 40 and YWCA’s 150 Women to Shape Calgary in the Last 150 Years. She has also been awarded the Certificate of Merit by the American Institute of Architects and, most recently, received the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Medal.