Kevin McCort is President and CEO of Vancouver Foundation.  With more than 30 years of service to the non-profit sector, both in Canada and around the world, he has earned a reputation as a smart, strategic leader who always puts community at the heart of his work.

Kevin has led Vancouver Foundation through a period of significant transformation with a focus on seeking systemic change by addressing root causes of pressing social, cultural, economic and environmental issues.  Strong growth in new funds and assets has enabled the foundation to contribute over $500M in funding to support building healthy, vibrant, equitable and inclusive communities across B.C. since he joined in 2013.

Kevin was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal for his leadership in promoting Canadian values of tolerance and social justice across the world. He currently serves on the boards of Friends of Vancouver Foundation, the B.C. Unclaimed Property Society, and is a member of the federal Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector, the Young Presidents’ Organization, and recently completed a six year term on the board of Community Foundations of Canada.