About
Petra Kuret is the CentreBC candidate for Vancouver-Quilchena, where she has lived for more than 40 years. She began her career as a Parliamentary Page in the House of Commons and worked for MPs in Canada and the UK. She spent about 25 years at Accenture, becoming Managing Partner for British Columbia in 2012, later served as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Transformation at Vancity, and in 2021 joined a Silicon Valley AI B Corp (SkyHive) focused on workforce upskilling. Recognized among Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women (2016 and 2017), she received the King Charles III Coronation Medal in 2025 for community service. She has chaired MOSAIC’s board and served on boards including BC Women’s Hospital, and has worked to secure provincial funding for a new long-term care home. She holds an Honours B.A. in Political Science from Carleton and ICD.D/GCB.D governance designations. In 2025 she sought the federal Liberal nomination in Vancouver Quadra.