John Armstrong

John Armstrong is the National Industry Lead for Financial Services at KPMG in Canada. In this role he is accountable for industry leadership in Canada of all services – audit, tax and advisory – across all industry segments. John has over 25 years of consulting experience in Financial Services, ranging from business and corporate strategy to operations and technology. He is also an expert in country and regional competiveness and currently serves on the Ontario Panel on Economic Growth and Prosperity. John earned his Bachelor of Commerce, with distinction, from the University of Toronto and his MBA, with High Distinction, from Harvard University, where he was a Baker Scholar. John is very involved in charitable work and served as Chair of the Board of the United Way of Oakville through the 2017 amalgamation of four United Ways to form the United Way of Halton and Hamilton, where he serves as a board member.