For Jackie NIXON Gowdy’03, Branksome Hall was a stepping stone into a successful career in the male-dominated finance sector. The most recent member of the Make Way Campaign Cabinet and a Branksome Foundation board member, Jackie is Managing Director, Equity Capital Markets at Goldman Sachs.

To express her appreciation for Branksome’s foundational impact on her life’s path, Jackie chose to direct her support for iCAST through the Stepping Stones program. This beautiful art installation will be located within iCAST’s main lobby. Donors are able to choose the colour, location and inscription on the stone.

Her parents, Gordon and Janet Nixon, and sister Trish NIXON’05, also contributed to name another stone. 

Clearly, Jackie is a role model for tomorrow’s ceiling-breakers and her commitment to iCAST is a way of living her values. “I’m here to reinforce our support of our students’ ambitions,” she says. As a parent to three young daughters, Jackie is a keen ambassador to spread awareness about iCAST and all it will do to set up students for success. 

“Branksome Hall gave me the confidence to thrive and helped me develop the problem-solving mindset you need in investment banking,” she says. “Karen is an incredible and charismatic leader. She has done amazing things for Branksome during her tenure. Now it is time to help build iCAST and leave her an incredible permanent legacy.”

Learn more about reserving your legacy with the Stepping Stones program.