Nicholas F. Cheung, GPC.D, CPA, CA, CIPP/C, CIPM
Senior Governance Advisor, Best in Governance (BIG)
Toronto, ON

Director Since: 2019

Nick is an experienced senior leader who provides solutions focused on modernizing sustainable corporate governance frameworks such as governance risk assessments, modern board evaluations and board accountability frameworks. In addition to his work with BIG, Nick is the Executive Director of The Privacy Pro Academy which provides hands-on training on key privacy assessments and educates clients about how to strengthen their privacy programs. He was a co-author of the AICPA/CPA Canada Privacy Maturity Model and a co-author of The Canadian Privacy and Data Security Toolkit for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises.

As VP Member Services at CPA Canada, he was on the transition team that unified the three accounting designations. He also held the roles of Chief Privacy Officer, Publisher of CPA Magazine and served as the national spokesperson for financial literacy.

Nick is the Treasurer and a board director for the Governance Professionals of Canada and a faculty member with the Chartered Governance Institute of Canada. For the past 25 years, he has volunteered with CRA's Community Volunteer Income Tax Program to complete tax returns for individuals and families with modest income.

Nick is a Chartered Professional Accountant, Certified Information Privacy Manager and holds the GPC.D designation.