About Nadine

Enterprise Risk Management Leader
Nadine Niba is a respected leader in Enterprise Risk Management with over a decade of experience advising executive teams, boards, and audit committees across North America. She currently leads the Risk Advisory Practice across Alberta for BDO Canada, a global professional services firm, and one of the Top 5 Accounting firms in the world, where she helps organizations strengthen trust through enterprise risk strategy, internal controls, and technology assurance. Her career spans senior roles at EY, PwC, and KPMG, where she intentionally rotated between business risk and technology risk to build a comprehensive, 360-degree perspective of enterprise-wide risk. Nadine holds both a CPA designation and an MBA in Business and Technology, equipping her to operate at the intersection of financial oversight, digital transformation, and strategic leadership. Nadine is widely recognized for her ability to connect risk to business value, integrate controls into growth strategy, and guide organizations through transformation with clarity and confidence. She brings a unique combination of technical depth, boardroom presence, and people-first leadership that positions her as a trusted advisor in dynamic, high-stakes environments.

Multiple Award Winner
CPA Alberta Early Achievement Award
Honouring early career excellence and leadership in the accounting profession.
Inclusive Leadership Award
From Immigrant Champions of Canada for championing inclusion and belonging in Leadership.
Professional Excellence Recognition
From the Cameroon community in Canada for her role in inspiring and uplifting others
Professional Excellence Award
Awarded by Calgary Black Chambers to an outstanding professional who brings value to their community.
Norman Wildgoose Award
Presented by Deloitte to a CPA Early Achievement Award recipient for exceptional contributions to the profession and community.

Advocate for Women Empowerment
Nadine’s advocacy journey began in Cameroon, where she served as a liaison between young women at risk of early marriage and foreign educational sponsors and not-for-profit organizations. Her efforts helped connect vulnerable girls to education and economic opportunity, enabling them to escape early marriage and build sustainable futures. That foundational work sparked a lifelong commitment to using her voice as a tool for change. Today, Nadine continues that advocacy across North America, using her platform to speak on behalf of immigrant professionals navigating complex corporate environments. Through her writing, speaking engagements, and mentorship, she addresses the barriers many immigrants face in the workplace, including bias, invisibility, and underrepresentation. She equips professionals with the tools to lead with clarity, show up with intention, and build meaningful careers that reflect both competence and confidence. Nadine is deeply committed to building a legacy rooted in excellence, integrity, and people-centered leadership. Her guiding principle, “People first,” influences every decision she makes in her work and in her community. Through every stage of her journey, Nadine Niba continues to redefine what it means to lead. She does not only rise. She lifts others as she climbs.
An Author and Writer
In her debut book Quarterback, Nadine Niba shares the career strategies that helped her thrive in high-stakes corporate environments. The book uses the metaphor of an elite quarterback to outline the core attributes required for success: field vision, composure under pressure, execution, mental toughness, leadership, and adaptability. The book has resonated widely because it tells the truth about the challenges immigrants and underrepresented professionals face. It offers insights on how to build visibility, negotiate offers, protect your voice, and recover after professional setbacks. It is not just a corporate playbook. It is a guide to building identity, strategy, and long-term legacy.
Since its debut, Quarterback has become the #1 Best seller on Amazon.ca in its Category-Career Advancement & Professional Development.
