Karen Ellis

Karen Ellis is an accomplished senior executive with over 30 years of diverse experience in the federal public service encompassing policy, operations, service delivery and 3 regional assignments.

She has worked in 11 different departments including the Privy Council Office, National Defence, the Canada Revenue Agency, Natural Resources Canada and Veterans Affairs. Karen also taught secondary school for 6 years in the evenings as a junior public servant.

As an executive, Karen held increasingly senior leadership positions for 20 years, culminating in 7 years in the Deputy Minister ranks. She served as the Deputy Minister Champion for Managers in the public service for several years.

She has led both large and small teams through many changes and has adapted to different mandates, cultures and challenges along the way.

Karen graduated from the public service in December 2017 and feels privileged to be sharing her experience and helping others build their leadership competencies in change management with Prosci Canada.