Biography

Meghan Harris-Ngae is a globally recognized leader in sustainability and business resilience. She is the Partner and National Leader of PwC Canada’s ESG Strategy, Integration and Transformation practice, and serves as PwC’s Global Leader of Sustainability for Private Business.

Named one of the Top 25 Sustainability Consultants and Leaders for 2024 by The Consulting Report and a Clean50 and Clean16 honouree, Meghan is known for helping boards and executives embed sustainability into business strategy to drive long-term business value. Meghan is not only advising clients on sustainability integration — she is actively shaping the future of the sustainability profession itself. Her work is transforming how Chief Sustainability Officers (CSOs) and sustainability professionals are positioned as strategic drivers of business model reinvention and enterprise resilience in a rapidly evolving global economy. She is redefining the role of sustainability leadership from one of compliance to one of core business oversight, strategy, and value creation.

With over two decades of experience across sectors and markets, Meghan has built and led high-performing sustainability teams, advised multinational companies, and shaped bold transformation agendas in Canada and globally. Prior to PwC, she was a Partner at EY, where she built the firm’s Climate Change and Sustainability practice and led global ESG efforts for Mining & Metals.

Meghan contributes her expertise to the Canadian Climate Law Initiative and serves on the Board of Tree Canada.  She holds a degree in International Relations from the University of Calgary and has completed executive programs at Harvard Business School.