Najib Hayat is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), with over a decade of consistently progressive experience in Accounting, Audit, Governance, Risk, Controls (GRC), Tax and IT. As the founder and CEO of NHK Consultants Inc., Najib provides accounting, financial and IT audit, controls, risk management and consulting expertise to clients throughout North America. Najib has previously held management positions with large financial services and professional services firms such as KPMG LLP and EY LLP. Najib applies his substantial years of knowledge and experience, having worked with several other Boards, to ensure that the YSC continues to be the Canada’s leading national organization engaging youth through science in inquiry and critical thinking.