Kimberley Goode

Kimberley Goode was appointed Chief Communications & Social Impact Officer of BMO Financial Group in 2021. In this role, she is accountable for global communications, media relations, government relations and social impact. She leads a team accountable for positioning North America’s eighth largest bank in assets and managing the company’s reputation as a corporate citizen.

As a seasoned communications and social impact executive, Kimberley has vast experience in large global companies across multiple industries, including financial services, health care, consumer packaged goods, travel and technology. She has been a champion of diversity, equity and inclusion in every role throughout her career.

Kimberley is a storyteller at heart. She earned a bachelor’s degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in the U.S. and previously was a journalist for the Grand Rapids Press. She has earned numerous honors as a public relations professional and a corporate leader.

Kimberley serves on the following non-profit boards: Chicago Public Media, Carol Shields Prize Foundation, California State University Foundation Board of Governors, and the Board of Trustees for the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation. She is also a member of the Executive Leadership Council, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and the Links, Inc. and is a mentor for students, emerging leaders, and entrepreneurs.

She is a proud mother of three and lives in Chicago, Illinois with her husband Andre, a non-profit executive director for the Kelly Hall Y in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood.