Catherine Bray
Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Sector: Private Sector
Discipline: Legal
Year: 2018
Magic Moment: Reaching out to ask advice on how to handle an issue, resulted in my being offered a job at a better firm.
Key Influence: My father – question every assumption.
Morty Gross – look at things as interesting problems
Next Big Challenge As An Industry: As a city – dealing with transportation issues. We need to address vehicular gridlock and continue to add/facilitate transportation options like Car to Go; Zipcar; bike shares (and safe bike lanes!).
On Championing Others… Informal mentoring to support their career development and to open their eyes to alternative ways to proceed and act.
Secret Talent: I make darn fine butter tarts. But word is spreading!
One word that captures you: Resilient