Karen Sihra

Karen Sihra joined Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board in 2018 as a Director to lead the enterprise-wide Inclusion and Diversity efforts. Prior to this appointment, she held several progressively senior business roles at a large bank with her final appointment leading its Women in Leadership and Business specific inclusion and diversity efforts. Karen has a PhD from the University of Toronto where she focused on the underlying barriers of and solutions to the inclusion of difference. She has taught university-level courses and seminars on related subjects including "Diversity Matters" and "Ethics, Social Responsibility and Sustainability." She has also published work in international books and journals on topics of democracy and social change. Her passion also manifests in her active involvement in community volunteering with a focus on enhancing opportunities for others.

Apr 22nd 2024

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Many policies, products, services or processes that we think of as gender-neutral actually have gendered outcomes. Everything from snow plowing to car safety to investment advising to infrastructure investment has impacts that differ by gender. These outcomes can be even more biased if we look at important intersections with [...]

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