Linda and her family live and work on Vancouver Island on the unceded territory of the Lekwungen, where she is involved in Community activities, cultural ceremonies, and regular education of the history and traditions of the Lekwungen people and the territory. Linda has a spouse and 3 Metis children.

Linda Hartford has led CIBC Trust’s Indigenous Markets team since 2017 with in-depth expertise and over 14 years experience in Indigenous Trust services at another Financial Institutions. Linda has developed her expertise by working closely with clients as they develop, implement and perform ongoing management of their Trusts and Wealth Funds. Linda leads and manages the CIBC’s Indigenous Trust platform where she actively oversees all client relationships and all Trust compliance, as well as leading business development for the team.

Linda is a respected and regular presenter on the topics of First Nation Trusts and finance speaking at various Indigenous conferences and host workshops on topics such as building successful wealth funds, governance, economic development, per capita distributions to name a few. She also regularly trains Community Trustees on their role as a fiduciary and offers financial education workshops to various Indigenous audiences including savings, budgeting, investing, building a business plan. Linda is the chair of the advisory Board for NATOA, where their focus is guiding NATOA to be a more mature charity with stronger governance and partnerships. Linda has also served on various Trust and Professional Association boards and currently sits on the Vancouver Island Community Living BC Board and the CCAB Board of Directors.