NICK KOOTNIKOFF

TREASURER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Nick Kootnikoff, CPA leverages his financial and partnership expertise with a goal to bridge gaps often seen between finance and programs teams in organizations.

Nick is the Director of Internal Control & Risk Management for the Equality Fund (EF), a feminist fund based in Canada that is accelerating the power of women, girls, and trans people globally. Focusing on continual improvement and mutual learning, Nick works with EF and its women’s rights and feminist organization partners to assess and strengthen internal control systems and risk management processes while upholding EF's organizational values and trust based approaches.

Nick has worked in the international development sector since 2016 with WUSC and CARE Canada and has represented CARE International as a civil society observer to the Canadian COP22 delegation in Marrakech and at Green Climate Fund Board meetings. Nick holds an MBA in International Organizations Management from the University of Geneva, a BCom in Entrepreneurial Management from Royal Roads University, and is a Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CMA) with public, private, and non-profit experience.

Now a hobby, Nick draws on skills gained in his first career as a chef and works to keep family and friends well fed and happy!