Karen McCardle CPA, CA

Karen, a Chartered Professional Accountant and Director of Professional Issues in the Research, Guidance and Support group at CPA Canada. Inspiring CPAs through thought leadership on issues of leadership and professionalism, including diversity and inclusion. As part of her diversity and inclusion work at CPA Canada, she leads the women’s leadership initiatives which has published its compensation results by gender since 2013, and in 2017 published a business case highlighting key advantages of advancing women into leadership positions from bottom line results to positive non-financial results. Karen strongly believes our role-models and our community values inspires us to be better leaders and professionals.