Elizabeth is recognized for her ability to understand leadership and governance practices and the challenges of implementing them in organizations. Her practical approach has resulted in effective and efficient improvements, all while engaging corporate staff and directors in both strategic and operational redesign. She has excellent project management skills both with strong application and as a project management trainer for Ernst & Young. Ms. Cross Nichol has sat on three boards as well as consulted to a dozen others on governance and accountability issues. Elizabeth has alternately consulted for 10 years and worked in the public and private sector in a variety of industries including academia, health care, technology, financial services, and data management services in both Canada and the United States for longer.

Ms. Cross Nichol has a Masters in Business Administration from Boston University and a graduate level certificate in Health Administration. In her spare time, Ms. Cross Nichol enjoys any type of winter sports and trains for triathalons. She is passionate about math education in schools.