Meghan Hillstrom
About Meghan Hillstrom
Meghan Hillstrom is the Senior Director of Global Employee Relations & Investigations at CIBC, with a background in law and extensive experience in employee relations.
Current Role at CIBC
Meghan Hillstrom serves as the Senior Director, Global Employee Relations & Investigations at CIBC. She has been in this role since 2023. In this capacity, Hillstrom is responsible for overseeing the global employee relations and investigations functions, ensuring compliance with policies, and managing complex employee issues across the organization.
Previous Positions at CIBC
Before her current role, Meghan Hillstrom held several other positions at CIBC. She served as the Director, Employee Relations for the Canada and US Region from 2022 to 2023. In this role, she managed employee relations activities across both countries. Prior to that, she was a Senior Employee Relations Consultant from 2021 to 2022, located in Toronto, Ontario, where she provided expert consultation on employee relations matters.
Experience at McCarthy Tétrault
Meghan Hillstrom worked at McCarthy Tétrault in various capacities over a period of three years. She was an Associate from 2019 to 2021, dealing with a broad array of legal matters. Prior to this, she completed her articling at the firm from 2018 to 2019 and also worked as a Summer Law Student in 2017.
Educational Background
Meghan Hillstrom's academic credentials are robust. She obtained a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from York University's Osgoode Hall Law School, where she studied from 2015 to 2018. Additionally, she holds an Honours Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science from Laurentian University, earned between 2011 and 2015. In 2022, she completed a short course in Employment Law at Cornell University.
Leadership Roles and Volunteer Work
Throughout her career, Meghan Hillstrom has held several leadership roles and has been actively involved in volunteer work. She served as the Vice President of the Osgoode Women's Network (OWN) from 2017 to 2018 and as the Treasurer of the same organization from 2016 to 2017. Additionally, she was the Third Year Representative for the Legal & Literary Society at Osgoode Hall Law School for eight months. She also led the Criminal Law Division at the Community Legal Aid Services Programme (CLASP) from 2016 to 2017.