Nancy MacKay, PhD

Founder and CEO

Nancy MacKay is the founder and CEO of MacKay CEO Forums, an organization that provides the highest impact and least time-intensive peer support groups for over 1,300 CEOs, executives, and business owners across Canada and around the world. Since founding MacKay CEO Forums in 2005, Nancy has been dedicated to fostering inspiring leadership through confidential peer learning and support. Under her leadership, MacKay CEO Forums has built a community of over 1,300 members, facilitated by 60+ Forum Chairs, delivering an ROI of 708% through increased profit, employee retention, and customer satisfaction as measured by the ROI Institute Canada in 2022.

A seasoned CEO coach, dynamic keynote speaker, former university professor, and Forbes-published author, Nancy draws on more than two decades of experience working with thousands of CEOs. Her latest book, It’s Lonely at the Top: CEO Strategies for Inspiring Yourself and Your Team, published by Forbes Books, is an Amazon Kindle bestseller across multiple categories. The book offers a practical and candid look at the realities of leadership at the top, and the importance of self-leadership and peer support in sustaining high performance.

Nancy is also the co-author of I Don’t Have Time, with Nico Human, which addresses the most common time mastery challenges CEOs face, as well as two influential books with Alan Weiss: The Modern Trusted Advisor and The Talent Advantage.

Nancy is also actively involved in her community, serving on the boards of the Genwell Project and the Rick Hansen Foundation Campaign Cabinet, and co-chairing the Vancouver Committee for Canada’s Great Kitchen Party.

She holds a B.Math and a Master’s degree in Management Sciences from the University of Waterloo, and a Ph.D. in Business from Canterbury University in New Zealand.

Residing in British Columbia, Canada, Nancy enjoys playing squash and traveling the world with her family.