Sharon O’Sullivan
Role: Investigator
Sites: CDL-Montreal, CDL-Rockies, CDL-San Sebastian, CDL-Toronto
Streams: Prime, Quantum, Web3
Sharon O’Sullivan is currently the Head of Technology Research & Innovation for BMO Financial Group. Founded in Montreal and headquartered in Toronto, with over CAD$1 trillion in assets, BMO is one of the ten largest banks in North America.
Sharon leads the bank’s digital innovation strategy, focused on researching, experimenting and adopting disruptive technologies like Ai, blockchain and quantum computing for growth. Previously, Sharon led the Information Technology oversight function for BMO’s data, Ai, robotics and digital security domains. Sharon joined BMO in 2019, after leading enterprise transformation initiatives and Ai practice at CIBC for over 19 years.
Sharon is an active ecosystem connector, an advisor for technology innovation-oriented organizations, including the University of Waterloo’s Ai Lab, University of Calgary’s Quantum City, University of Toronto’s Creative Destruction Lab and TechStar Biltmore. Sharon is also an active mentor and an investor in early-stage tech start-ups.
Beyond finance and technology, Sharon also brings an operator’s knowledge having owned and operated a private mental health facility for 18 years.
In a mentor capacity, Sharon can assist with the business strategies, value propositions, market fit, and the understanding of environment and approach, particularly when targeting institutional clients within financial and healthcare sectors .