Richard C. Kennedy

Since 2005, Richard (Rick) Kennedy, has been serving as the Chief Internal Auditor and Assistant Deputy Minister for the Ontario Internal Audit Division (OIAD), leading approximately 230 staff to deliver high-quality, independent assurance and advisory services to the Ontario Public Service (OPS).

Rick officially entered the OPS as the Chief Accountant and Senior Financial Consultant for the Pension Commission of Ontario in 1991. Previous to this, he worked for over nine years as a Senior Audit Manager with Arthur Andersen & Co.

Rick Kennedy has a Degree in Business Commerce.  He also holds a Chartered Accountant (CPA, CA) designation, a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) designation, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) designation, and a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) designation.