IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE my term as Chair of CFA Society Toronto’s Board of Directors is already coming to an end. It has been a great honour to serve the Society in this role. Over the past 12 months, we’ve overcome many challenges; most notably in March, when we received a relocation notice by our office landlord in the midst of conference season. The dedication of our Society volunteers and staff members were put to the test during this period of transition as they seamlessly planned and executed events and continued to provide high-quality member services while meeting tight move deadlines.

We also continued our local outreach to media, academic partners, and investors to further promote the CFA designation as the industry standard for competent and highly ethical practitioners. Furthermore, we built new relationships with key employers so as to further our mutual understanding of their needs and the capabilities of CFA charterholders.

We look forward to welcoming a new cohort of successful charterholders after the June Level III exam, and I look forward to seeing them get involved with the Society and becoming active participants in the industry and our profession.

Finally, I’d like to extend my appreciation to our dedicated staff, my fellow board members, and our myriad volunteers who collectively provide so many hours of their time towards making CFA Society Toronto an organization of which we can all be proud. This year marked a high standard in the quality of our diverse program offerings, and, combined with our increased outreach efforts, we have truly reinforced our Society as a community of the industry’s most influential thought leaders and true masters of our trade.