Kathryn Hume leads AI Engineering at the Vector Institute, where she builds tools and platforms that further industry adoption of frontier AI. Prior to joining Vector, she held multiple technology leadership roles in financial services and AI, including Chief Technology Officer for Tangerine Bank, Vice President of Technology for RBC’s mobile, online banking, and direct investing businesses, and Interim Head of Borealis AI, RBC’s AI research institute. Before joining RBC, she held leadership roles at AI startups integrate.ai and Fast Forward Labs (acquired by Cloudera).

Kathryn is a recognized author and public speaker, with work appearing at TED, the Harvard Business Review, and the Globe & Mail. She has served as a guest lecturer and adjunct professor — teaching courses on applied AI and responsible AI — at the Harvard Business School, Stanford, the University of Toronto, and the University of Calgary. She is a mother of two young boys, a board member at CanadaHelps active in the charity sector, and an advocate for women in technology and educational reform in the age of generative AI.