Gigi Dawe, LL.M., GCB.D, GPC.D

Principal and Founder, GLD Advisory

 

Gigi is a corporate governance and sustainability thought leader and educator for companies and individuals responsible for organizational oversight. She launched the governance discipline at the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada to facilitate enhanced board and executive responses to emerging market demands and served as Vice-President of Policy and Research at the Institute of Corporate Directors. Gigi has created and produced education programs, public forums, presentations, and guidance publications and articles.

 

A leader in corporate governance with a pragmatic and strategic approach, Gigi has extensive knowledge of corporate governance structure and is an authority on board performance, strategy and risk oversight.  She teaches Corporate Responsibility and Ethics in the Master of Financial Accountability program at York University. 

Gigi has served on boards throughout her career. She is currently a board member of Children's Aid Society of Toronto.   She also sits on the advisory board of the Canada Climate Law Initiative and was on the founding advisory board of The Embedding Project.  She is a past board member and Chair of the Governance Committee of Youthdale Treatment Centres, and past board member of Active Healthy Kids Canada and Family Daycare Services Toronto. Gigi was co-chair of the International Corporate Governance Network’s (ICGN) Board Governance Committee. 

 

Gigi obtained a Master of Laws at Osgoode Hall Law School.