Bernard F. Miller, KC, ICD.D, Halifax
Managing TrusteeShow Biography
Bernie Miller is the Managing Trustee of the Killam Trusts. During his 30-year career, Mr. Miller has been a lawyer, Chief Executive Officer and Senior Public Servant. He also is on the part-time faculty at Dalhousie University.
Mr. Miller served in the Nova Scotia public service as the Deputy Minister, Office of Strategy Management, and Deputy Minister of Business for Nova Scotia.
From 2006 to 2013, he was the Managing Partner/CEO of McInnes Cooper, one of the 20 largest law firms in Canada with offices throughout Atlantic Canada and had overall responsibility for strategic planning and operational leadership of the firm. While he was practicing law he also was corporate secretary of Twin Rivers Paper Company of Madawaska, Maine and Edmundston, New Brunswick.
Mr. Miller is an Institute-certified Director with the Institute of Corporate Directors from the Rotman School of Management and served on the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council Board of Governors and on the Nature Conservancy of Canada, Atlantic Regional Board. He also was on the Advisory Board of the 4Front Atlantic Conferences developed by fellow Trustee Kevin Lynch and former Managing Trustee, George Cooper.
Mr. Miller currently serves on the following Boards: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator (CNSOER), Center for Entrepreneurship Education and Development (CEED), Cresco Developments Limited, and Restorative Change Lab CIC.
Brenda Eaton
MA, ICD.D, VictoriaShow Biography
Brenda Eaton is an experienced corporate director, serving on the Boards of a number of private, public and not-for-profit Boards. She is currently Chair of RBC’s Global Asset Management Independent Review Committee; Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Red Cross; Vice-Chair of the Finance Commission for the International Federation of the Red Cross/Red Crescent; and a member of the Investment Committee for the Canada Council for the Arts and for Myriad Canada.
Prior to becoming a corporate director Ms. Eaton was a senior leader in the BC Government. From 2001-2005 she was Deputy Minister to Premier Gordon Campbell. Prior to that she held executive positions in the BC Government, including Deputy Minister of Finance and Treasury Board; Energy and Mines; and Social Services. For several years she was Chief Financial Officer of a Health Authority.
Ms. Eaton is certified by the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D) and has received several recognition awards including the Queen’s Jubilee Award for community contribution, University of Victoria’s Distinguished Alumni and WXN’s 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada.
Ms. Eaton has a Master’s Degree in Economics.
The Honourable Jim Dinning
ECA, CM, F.ICD, LLD, CalgaryShow Biography
Jim Dinning is a business executive and former Alberta cabinet minister. He serves as Chair of Russel Metals Inc. and Heritage Royalty Resource Corp.
Mr. Dinning was Chancellor of the University of Calgary from 2010 to 2014 and was honored with the Chancellor Emeritus designation as he completed his four-year term.
Prior to his business career, Mr. Dinning served in the Alberta government as a deputy minister. Elected MLA in 1986, he served as a cabinet minister for eleven years, including four plus years as Minister of Education and later as Provincial Treasurer.
Mr. Dinning is a Member of the Order of Canada and a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Iain S. Stewart
Westport, ONShow Biography
Iain Stewart has a long-term commitment to research and innovation for the benefit of Canadians.
Iain began his career in the public service in 1994, holding executive positions in the Department of Innovation Science and Economic Development, the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, and the Treasury Board Secretariat; and was Assistant Vice President of Research and Commercialization at Dalhousie University.
From 2016 to January 2024, Iain was the President of the National Research Council (NRC), initiating new programs for research excellence, university-industry collaborations, and emerging national challenges as well as expanding the Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP). From September 2020 to October 2021, he was tasked with leading Public Health Agency of Canada and its COVID-19 pandemic response, including the successful national vaccine campaign, and then returned to the NRC.
Iain has demonstrated an unwavering dedication to public service and has played an important role in advancing Canada’s research and innovation landscape. His broad experience across government, academia, and science policy has equipped him with a deep understanding of the opportunities for supporting the Canadian research community.
Previous Trustee’s Dates of Service:
Donald N. Byers, QC, Managing Trustee, 1965-1993
Conrad F. Harrington, OC, LLD, 1965-1987
G. Arnold R. Hart, 1965-1981
Major General the Hon. E.C. (“Johnny”) Plow, 1965-1983
Robert Wyman, CM, LLD, 1987-2007
John Matthews, LLD, 1981-2012
Ann McCaig, CM, AOE, LLD, 1993-2014
George T.H. Cooper, CM, QC, LLD, 1983-1992, Managing Trustee 1993-2017
John S. Montalbano, CFA, 2007-2019
Hon. Kevin G. Lynch, 2013-2025