Denise Carpenter
ICD.D.
Denise is a collaborative, engaging leader and coach who builds high-performance teams. Known for her calm, collaborative and measured approach, she is respected as a strategic, politically savvy, socially sensitive thought leader.
Dynamic and results-oriented, Denise helps leaders and organizations navigate through complex business, regulatory and public-policy environments. An experienced board chair, director and CEO. She possesses extensive cross-industry experience, and an ability to analyze issues and crises.
Denise has led complex governance and organizational changes while positioning organizations for growth, building resources, strategy and financial capacity. Over her career, she has garnered diverse experience across a wide array of sectors, with a deep understanding of issues in the health, security, natural resources, energy, utility, and First Nations economic development spaces.
She motivates boards and leadership teams to fact-based decision-making while keeping a view on the future impacts and growth of the business. With an in-depth understanding of building shareholder value, engaging governments, regulators, investors, and stakeholders to create positive business results and environments, she is a coach with a broad perspective and subject matter expertise on ESG, diversity, sustainability, and social impact.