Michael Costello is a member of the Vancouver Island Health Authority’s Board of Directors. Prior to his retirement in 2005, Michael was President and CEO of the BC Transmission Corporation, and President and CEO of BC Hydro and Power Authority. He also held the positions of Deputy Minister of Finance and Secretary to the Treasury Board and Assistant Deputy Minister of the Provincial Treasury for the Government of British Columbia.
Michael currently serves on a number of boards including InTransit BC, Ontario Power Authority, Healthcare Benefit Trust and the Health Employers' Association of BC. Prior board and council commitments have included: BC Investment Management Corporation, Business Council of BC, St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation, and the South Saskatchewan Hospital Centre.
Mr. Costello was the recipient of the Businessman of the Year (Vancouver 2003) Consumers’ Choice Award and was selected as one of Vancouver’s Top 100 Influential Business Persons in 2004. He holds a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Manitoba.
Having lived in Victoria for the past 25 years, Michael now also resides part-time on Mayne Island.