Meet Lindsay Sill

Lindsay Sill is an Executive with a demonstrated history of working in the information/digital technology and services industry.

Over the past decade she's held various leadership roles and directorships at digital technology companies and supporting researchers in higher ed. As the CEO of WestGrid, she led the organization through incorporation, setting up a well-governed organization and fostered a collaborative culture that inspired positive performance results. After WestGrid she was appointed as the inaugural ED & COO for the Quantum Algorithms Institute, where she worked closely with the Board of Directors to build BC’s quantum ecosystem. As a member of the Advanced Research Computing (ARC) Working Group, Lindsay co-authored a position paper on the ARC needs in Canada, as requested by the federal government, through the Leadership Council on Digital Research Infrastructure. These efforts led to the 2018 federal budget announcement of $572.5M over five years to implement a Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy. 

Early in her career, Lindsay worked as a Laboratory Manager in the Department of Medicine for the University of Calgary where she did research on gene therapy and immunology, which eventually led to a publication in Nature. Lindsay was also an Advisory Board member of the first international and Canadian chapter of the non-profit organization Women in HPC, which works to improve the gender balance in high performance computing.

She served as a National and Global Ambassador for the Universal Women's Network and Vice-Chair of The Nest Foundation. Lindsay serves as an independent director for BC Commissionaires (Vice Chair) and Kelowna Ultimate Players Society (Vice President). She has a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of Victoria, and in 2022 she completed the Director’s Education Program through the Institute of Corporate Directors. She was the recipient of the 2022 Women of Inspiration Award. She lives in Kelowna, BC with her husband and two sons.