Ivy Lumia,
CEO and Founder, Best in Governance(BIG) Inc.

Ivy Lumia is the CEO and Founder of Best in Governance Inc. (BIG), an award-winning firm that specializes in providing modern governance and ESG solutions for Boards of Directors and their Teams. She brings 25 years of governance experience to boardrooms and is most passionate about pushing the envelope for modern, sustainable governance.

In 2023, Ivy was recipient of the Diligent MG100 recognized as Top 30 of the world’s most innovative modern governance leaders; Ivy was also awarded Top 50 Global Women Leaders in Sustainability by SustainabilityX for her work in pioneering sustainable governance. Prior to BIG, Ivy led the governance departments for a Schedule 1 bank, publicly traded multinational, multiple federal crown corporations and not-for-profits. Prior to settling in Canada, Ivy managed eight offices internationally where she worked with high-profile government leaders to develop sustainable infrastructure projects. Ivy is the Toronto Chapter Chair of the Governance Professionals of Canada and member of the Standards Council of Canada / ISO (Governance of Organizations and Human Trafficking). She holds a GPC.D, GCB.D ESG Global Competent Boards designation, Sustainability ESG Practitioner and I.B.B.A. with Honours. Ivy is a polyglot, advocate for minority rights, expert cat herder, terrible golfer, Second City alum, and general do-gooder.