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Marc Y. Tassé

Marc Y. Tassé

Private sector representative

Marc Y. Tassé is a globally recognized expert on corporate misconduct, crisis response, and ethical leadership, who has extensive experience as an independent special advisor to various board chairs, board members, and CEOs of corporations and organizations, federal and provincial departments, agencies and crown corporations. He advises various clients on "high profile and sensitive cases” related to alleged corruption, fraud, money laundering, financial misconduct, conflict of interest, and breach of fiduciary duty. 
 

Mr. Tassé advises senior leaders and other key stakeholders of major corporations, foreign and domestic governments, and NGOs on corporate governance and risk management issues. He also advises his clients on appropriate risk mitigation strategies related to ESG issues, such as climate change, social activism, equity and inclusion, diversity, supply chain considerations, and cybersecurity.
 

Mr. Tassé helps clients to manage legal, reputational, and operational risks and to achieve best standards both nationally and internationally. He advises various Canadian and international corporations and organizations on compliance with anti-corruption legislation and policies in force at the municipal, provincial, federal, and international levels.
 

A Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant and a multiple award-winning lecturer at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law and at the Telfer Executive MBA program, Mr. Tassé has delivered lectures on corporate ethics and financial scandal remediation at some of the world’s premier universities such as McGill University and Harvard University.