Meet the Founder and President, Evelyn Jacks

Evelyn is a celebrated business leader who has twice been named one of the Top 25 Women of Influence in Canada. She has been called upon to advise government on tax reforms and she served on Canada’s Federal Task Force on Financial Literacy. She has also been awarded the prestigious Rotman School of Business, Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year and was recognized internationally with a Business Leadership Award by the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. She is the author of 55 books on taxation and family wealth management, many of them best-sellers.

She is a noted speaker, national commentator on federal/provincial budgets and elections, appearing regularly on regional and national media outlets including CJOB, CBC, Global News, the Globe and Mail, BNN and Moneysense Magazine. Her podcast Real Tax News, is now streaming on numerous podcast platforms.

She is also the Editorial Lead of Knowledge Bureau Report, a weekly e-news publication that reaches a circulation of over 15,000 subscribers.

As Founder and President of Knowledge Bureau, Evelyn has built the only multi-disciplinary educational institute to provide continuing professional development leading to specialized credentials in the tax accounting and financial services industries.

Knowledge Bureau has issued over a million certificates to its graduates who may follow a pathway to attain the DMA™ (Distinguished Master Advisor), RWM™ (Real Wealth Manager) and MFA-P™ (Master Financial Advisor-Philanthropy) designations. These highly specialized advisors help thousands of Canadians from coast to coast gain greater financial peace of mind in filing their taxes, accounting for their business results and planning their finances on a multi-generational basis.

Evelyn has been a catalyst and champion for tax and financial literacy throughout her career. She was
appointed by Canada’s Finance Minister to the Federal Task Force on Financial Literacy and to Manitoba’s Lower Tax Commission. She co-founded the Manitoba Financial Literacy Forum which has grown to become one of the Province’s largest non-profit coalitions working to promote financial education and skills to Manitobans.

Evelyn is also an award-winning business leader, recently included in the first 20 business leaders to be recognized nationally in The Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH), a joint initiative of the Canadian government together with the Diversity Institute at Ryerson University. She has won numerous business and industry awards in Canada and the US including the prestigious Canadian Business Woman of the Year Awards.

Evelyn is also a highly dedicated volunteer in her community. She also worked extensively as a volunteer board member in her regional and national community, taking board positions on the Winnipeg Art Gallery, the United Way Cabinet, the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada, BenefAction Foundation, the Task Force on
Financial Literacy, The Public Utilities Board, The Associates at the University of Manitoba, The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce. She was also the 77^th President of the Manitoba Club, Western Canada’s Oldest Private Business Club.