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Caroline Codsi
IAS.A, ICD.D
Codsi in 2015
Born
Beirut
NationalityCanadian
Alma materUniversity of Paris, HEC Montreal, McGill University
OccupationFounder
Years active1992 - present
OrganizationWomen in Governance (La Gouvernance au Feminin)
Websitewomeningovernance.org

Caroline Codsi is the president and founder of the non-profit organization Women in Governance, created in 2010 to help women access decision-making roles: supporting them in their leadership development, assisting in their career advancement and helping to access more C-Suite and Board roles.[1] She is also a board member of Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and Alexa Translations, and a speaker at the TEDxMontrealWomen.[2][3]

Education

Codsi was born in Beirut, and moved to Paris at age 17, where she received her high school diploma in 1986 from Lycée et collège Victor-Duruy.[4] She continued her studies at the University of Paris, and graduated in 1990 with a diploma in Foreign Languages and Civilizations.

In 1991, Codsi moved to Montreal to study at HEC Montréal, the graduate business school of the Université de Montréal, and recognized as the first established school of management in Canada. She graduated in 1994 with a degree in Human Resources. In 2013-14, Codsi was awarded a grant to study the Directors Education Program for Governance and received her ICD.D designation (from the Institute of Corporate Directors) at McGill University.[5][6]

Career

Codsi spent the majority of her career in Human Resources, Employee Assistance, Human Capital and Health Services. She is a highly sought-after speaker, and has addressed audiences across Canada and the US and the four corners of the globe on the issues of equality, diversity, inclusion and gender parity (Paris, London, New York, Lima, Casablanca, Mexico City, New Delhi, Bahrain, Dubai, Reykjavik, St. Petersburg, etc.)

Women in Governance

Programs of the Women in Governance organization support gender parity in Canada via advocacy, educational events, mentoring, etc. In cooperation with the McKinsey & Company they developed the Parity Certification which is available in Canada and United States.[7] [8]

Awards

Codsi is a recipient of numerous national and international awards, including:[9][10]

  • Top 20 Diversity Leading Figure in Quebec
  • Top 75 Canadian Immigrant
  • Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada
  • Gender Equality Award by the United Nations Women's Committee and by New Delhi's Women's Economic Forum

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Caroline Codsi.

References

  1. ^ "FUTURE TALK 2020 | CAROLINE CODSI". futuretalk.org.
  2. ^ "Caroline Codsi".
  3. ^ "Caroline Codsi at TEDxMontrealWomen".
  4. ^ "Interview with Caroline Codsi". NDA Global Limited.
  5. ^ "Caroline Codsi: Woman Of Influence". August 6, 2017.
  6. ^ "Caroline Codsi on Linkedin".
  7. ^ "#48: Caroline Codsi, President & Founder of Women in Governance". UNLEASHED.
  8. ^ "Empowering women".
  9. ^ "The Founder". La Gouvernance au Féminin.
  10. ^ "Caroline Codsi". CASUGOL.


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