Deborah Rosati, an award-winning entrepreneur and corporate director, has been defined in three interconnected ways throughout her 35-year career – as a corporate governance champion, catalyst for change and community builder.

As the founder and CEO of Women Get On Board Inc. (WGOB), a 950-member social-purpose company, Deborah is building a community of the next generation of women corporate directors. WGOB amplifies the voices of women leaders, board members and professionals across Canada through education, mentorship and allyship. It’s been called The Power of Three – one woman in the boardroom is a token, two is a presence, and three is a voice.

Deborah is a leading and serving corporate director, currently chairing the board of Profound Impact Corporation and has chaired many public company audit committees and nominating & corporate governance committees. In addition, Deborah has led and served on numerous special committees with various mandates (including going public, going private, M&A, restructuring and special investigations).

Deborah’s passion for good governance and board diversity is rooted in her board journey when she was often the only woman in the boardroom. These first-hand experiences cemented Deborah’s conviction that having more women on boards makes better business sense.

Never satisfied with the status quo, Deborah always seeks ways to challenge expectations and drive change. She brings an environmental, social and governance (ESG) lens to every board she serves on, as she believes in the power and responsibility of business to change our world for the better.

As a visionary leader, Deborah recently launched Women Funding Women Inc. (WFW) with her co-founders, Sherry Shannon Vanstone and Lara Zink, to bridge the funding gap for female founders.

Deborah’s commitment to sustainable change and empowerment, deep governance knowledge, financial expertise and dynamic personality have made her a sought-after thought leader and speaker. Deborah’s thought leadership on corporate governance, sustainability, EDI and social impact is profiled on her website, deborahrosati.ca.

Cathy and is a founding Managing Director of the Toronto office of Stanton Chase, a Top 10 executive search and leadership advisory firm with 75 offices in 45 countries. As Global Leader of the Stanton Chase CFO Practice, she specializes in CFO, Board and C-level executive search and assessment, working with clients across Canada and the US, from privately-held and private equity-backed to publicly traded companies, across all sectors.

As a passionate advocate for diversity, Cathy is an engaged mentor and sponsor of emerging women leaders, supporting women professionals as they build their careers and prepare for leadership and board roles.

She sits on the global Board of Directors of the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC) and the Board of ACG Toronto, as co-Chair of the DEI Committee. In 2021, she was recognized among the WXN Top 100: Most Powerful Women in Canada and one of the Top 5 CFO Recruiters in North America. She is a frequent contributor to the WSJ and Bloomberg on CFO and Finance market trends.