Lara is the chief accountant and chief financial officer at the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) where she is responsible for overseeing the financial services department as well as managing a department that provides advice on complex and novel accounting and auditing issues. She is a member of the Canadian Accounting Standards Board. Lara is a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants and a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds the Institute of Corporate Directors’ designation. She regularly speaks on accounting and securities regulatory issues.