“Mathematics, to me is . . .A subject I have always enjoyed, dating back to high school. I even used calculus in my work at Citibank Canada to price derivative instruments. How many people can say that they have used calculus in the “real world”?”
Robin's Biography
Robin Taub is a financial literacy consultant, speaker and blogger and the best-selling author of A Parent’s Guide to Raising Money-Smart Kids.
She holds a Bachelor of Commerce (with High Distinction) from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and earned her Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) designation in 1989.
Robin is also passionate about improving opportunities for women CPAs to advance into positions of leadership and is Chair of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada’s Women’s Leadership Council.
She is an avid cyclist, snowboarder, music lover and concert goer and is the mother of two teenage children.
I have wonderful clients (The Investor Education Fund, RBC Royal Bank, Intuit, Tangerine Bank) and I really enjoy collaborating with them.
I have been on my own since 1999 so I have really had to carve my own path.
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