Gordon Beal

(HBA 1985 UTSC)

Gordon Beal, FCPA, FCA, M.Ed. has over 30 years of leadership experience with an overarching focus on sustainability and organizational learning.

Gord spent 18 years with Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) Canada, most recently as Senior Advisor to the CEO and Vice President of Research, Guidance and Support. Gord is a change leader having led various organization-wide initiatives at CPA Canada including the transition to International Standards in Financial Reporting and Assurance, the development of a comprehensive portfolio of resources on the role of accountants in Climate Change Adaptation, and most recently in Foresight: Reimagining the Profession to explore and help prepare for the rapidly evolving digital economy. In 2020, Gord was named to Canada’s Clean50, which recognizes outstanding contributions in the field of sustainability and clean capitalism in Canada.

Prior to CPA Canada, Gord held a variety of senior financial and operational leadership roles in the private and public sectors. He has served on Boards, chaired the Finance and Audit Committee, and provided volunteer advisory support for a variety of local and national non-profit organizations.

With a passion for academia, Gord has held academic board positions including the University of Toronto Mississauga Professional Accounting Centre, St. Mary’s University’s Centre for Excellence in Accounting and Reporting for Cooperatives, and the University of Waterloo’s Centre for Information Security and Assurance. He has been a guest lecturer for university programs, a judge for the Rotman A4S International Case Competition, an assessor for the Pearson International Scholarship program, and has presented to the Canadian Academic Accounting Association.

In addition to an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Commerce from the University of Toronto, Gord holds a Bachelor of Education and Master of Education from Brock University. In 2021 Gord was granted a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants.