Katie is the former chair of the Board of Directors of The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) and she served as a board member for ten years. She has also served on The Ottawa Hospital Board of Governors since 2015. Katie is a management consultant and the former Chief Executive Officer of the Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery. In her previous role as Executive Director of the Canadian Stroke Network, she oversaw the implementation of the Canadian Stroke Strategy. Katie and her husband are founders of Watson’s Pharmacy and Compounding Centre. The Ottawa Business Journal recognized her as a “Top 40 under 40” for her contributions in the health sector.
