Kevin Veenstra was very busy this past January getting trained by CFA Institute to facilitate its ethical decision-making interactive presentation. Soon after completing the training, he volunteered to present at the 2017 Canadian Ethics Challenge: Local Competition on January 19. In March, Kevin will begin presenting to universities across Ontario. CFA Society Toronto would like to thank Kevin for his hard work as a volunteer with the Society’s finance committee and now as a volunteer outreach representative.

Kevin Veenstra is a chartered professional accountant (Ontario) and a CFA charterholder. He earned his CA/CMA designations while working in the audit practice at Ernst & Young LLP (Kitchener). Subsequent to leaving Ernst & Young LLP, he worked in the internal audit department at Walmart Canada and in the corporate accounting department at Canadian Tire. Kevin earned his PhD in accounting at the Rotman School of Management (University of Toronto) in 2013. Currently, he is an assistant professor of accounting at DeGroote School of Business (McMaster University). His research interests, broadly speaking, encompass the impact of social and cultural influences on decision-making and financial performance. He also serves as a volunteer on CFA Society Toronto’s finance committee.