As 2024 comes to a close, we’re looking back at the stories that shaped an incredible year at the School of Accounting and Finance.
November marked a significant milestone in sustainability education as the University of Waterloo hosted the inaugural "Be the Future" conference for high school students, organized by the School of Accounting and Finance (SAF), the Faculty of Environment and Ontario DECA.
This unique event highlighted Waterloo's commitment to developing the next generation of leaders by inspiring students to explore the intersection of sustainability, social impact and economic growth.
For Global Entrepreneurship Week, the University of Waterloo is spotlighting some incredible entrepreneurs making a difference for humanity and our world.
School of Accounting and Finance (SAF) alum Jade Choy (BAFM ’17) co-founded Epoch alongside her brother Keith Choy (BAFM ’16, MAcc ’16) and close friend Michael Miller. Like many of her Accounting and Finance peers at Waterloo, Choy was on a more traditional career path — aiming for a future in management consulting. However, a side project related to non-profit work sparked a much larger idea, one that would eventually evolve into Epoch.
School of Accounting and Finance alum, Benjie Thomas (PDAcc '98), is the new CEO of KPMG in Canada.
Celebrating the career of Dr. Ranjini Jha and her accomplishments at the School of Accounting and Finance.
Chen is the very deserving 2024 School of Accounting and Finance (SAF) valedictorian of 2024. She is completing her degree on the Dean’s Honours List and is graduating with a Bachelor of Accounting and Financial Management (AFM, with both a Professional Accountant Specialization and Financial Leadership Specialization. She is currently pursuing her Master of Accounting degree, with a convocation in 2025.
A group of SAF students swept the competition in Poland and take home the trophy in the 2024 CFA Institute's Research Challenge global finals.
Congratulations to a team of students from the University of Waterloo who won the CFA Institute Research Challenge at the global finals in Poland.
From SAF to Dragon's Den and beyond, Ian Weng is revolutionizing the frozen food market in Canada.
A group of University of Waterloo Student Venture Fund members and students from undergraduate and graduate programs are victorious in the Venture Capital Investment Competition.