Fiona Macfarlane

Biography

Fiona Macfarlane is currently EY’s Managing Partner of the British Columbia practice and the firm’s Chief Inclusiveness Officer. Prior to her current role, Fiona was the Canadian Managing Partner, People and EY’s Americas Chief Operating Officer, Tax. Before joining EY’s South African firm in 1983, Fiona trained as a lawyer in Cape Town, where she was admitted to the bar. Fiona was on the cabinet of Pathways to Education, an organization that provides access to education for youth in disadvantaged areas. Fiona was previously a Director on the Canadian Board of the International Women’s Forum (IWF) and co-chaired the IWF Canada Committee on Sponsorship of Women to Leadership roles

Research Interest

Fiona has been recognized as one of WXN Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 in 2011, 2012 and 2014, and inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2015. Fiona also received the “IWF Woman Who Makes a Difference” award in October 2013. She is a winner of the 2015 Influential Women in Business Awards presented by Business in Vancouver, was awarded by the Top 25 Women of Influence, Professional Services, 2015 and most recently Big Sisters named her the recipient of the inaugural Luminary Award. Fiona has also been recognized as one of Women of Influence's 2012 Canadian Diversity Champions. Fiona’s efforts in the immigrant community have been recognized with two awards: the TRIEC CBC Business Leader Award in 2008 and York University’s makeMORE Ontario Connections Award for Immigrants in 2010. In 2011, Fiona was awarded an Honorary CA. Fiona holds a Bachelor of Arts, commerce and law degree from the University of Cape Town. She also earned a Master of Law degree from Cambridge University.