Association of Canadian Financial Officers, Ottawa, ON

Milt Isaacs is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and career financial officer with more than 30 years of experience as a financial professional in the federal government and private sector. His work in this sphere was recognized with the awarding of a Chartered Public Finance Accountant designation by the UK-based Chartered Institute of Public Financial Accountancy. As the head of ACFO, Mr. Isaacs leads a community of more than 4, 500 financial officers in the federal public service and NAV CANADA. In this role, he has made recommendations that led to policy changes that contribute to the sound stewardship of federal tax dollars. These changes included the establishment of the Office of the Comptroller General and investments in the financial management capacity in government. Isaacs is an advocate against corruption and a champion for the protection of whistleblowers around the world. He has appeared before various national and international organizations such as the United Nations in Geneva, Public Sector International and ULATOC, an association of Latin American public sector financial professionals. He has also appeared before House and Senate committees and made a submission to the Commission of Inquiry into the sponsorship scandal. Isaacs is a member of the Oxford University Union as well as an associate member of the Jesus College of Oxford. He’s active in several charitable organizations and sits on the board of directors of a non-profit organization that advocates for better living arrangements for young adults with learning disabilities.