Sophia Tsui, CPA, CA
Director-in-Residence
Chief Risk Officer, HSBC Bank Canada
Sophia was appointed as Chief Risk Officer for HSBC Bank Canada in March 2021. She was previously the Senior Vice President and Chief Auditor from 2016 to 2021 and prior to that, the Global Head of Risk Governance and Risk Appetite based in London. Sophia joined HSBC in 1994, and her 30 year career with the Bank has spanned various areas: 5 years in Commercial Banking, 20 years in Risk Management and 5 years in Internal Audit.
Sophia is a risk and internal control professional with extensive experience in global financial services. She enjoys leading new practices and championing a culture of innovation for risk management. She is passionate about people development that inspires them to become stronger and more valuable contributors to the organization.
Outside of HSBC, she currently serves as a director of the Canadian Public Accountability Board, which oversees public accounting firms that audit Canadian reporting issuers, Treasurer of Dress for Success, supporting economic empowerment for women, and a representative of the Auditor General Committee for the City of Vancouver.
Sophia was named one of Women’s Executive Network (WXN’s) Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada in 2018. In 2019, she was recognized as one of British Columbia’s Most Influential Women in Finance by BC Business Magazine. Most recently in 2022, she was recognized for Excellence in Industry by the Association for Women in Finance. She is also an Executive Sponsor and advocate for HSBC Employee Resource Groups, and mentors both internally and externally in industry.
Sophia is a Chartered Professional Accountant and holds a Bachelors of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University. She has also completed a number of executive leadership courses through Duke University, Stanford and London School of Business.