Elaine Pantel
elaine pantel
Strategic Advisor to Architecture, Engineering & Design (AED) Firms
Elaine Pantel is a Chartered Professional Accountant with over 30 years of experience advising privately held firms. She specializes in supporting leaders of architecture, engineering, and design practices through business transition, succession planning, and financial strategy.
Elaine builds financial literacy and business acumen by developing tools—such as executive financial dashboards and share purchase scenario models—that help firm leaders focus on drivers of value to better align strategy, operations, and long-term ownership planning. Her consultancy focuses on integrating firm data into actionable insights to support leadership development, phased internal ownership transitions, and sustainable growth.
She works with firms across Canada on projects involving ownership restructuring, interpreting Key Performance Indicators, and strategic planning to navigate phased business transition plans. Based in Toronto, Elaine brings a collaborative and thoughtful lens to helping practices navigate complex transitions.
She is a frequent speaker on firm strategy and succession in the AED sector.
