Ms. Howlett has 20 years of experience in corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, financial due diligence, and risk analysis. She has been the principal of Karri Howlett Consulting, which provides environmental, social and governance, and business consulting services to businesses, since 2006. She is also a director of the Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership, NexGen Energy Ltd., and March Consulting Associates Inc. From 2013 to 2021 she served as a director of SaskPower, where she chaired its Safety, Environment, and Corporate Responsibility Committee and led the development and implementation of net-zero carbon emissions strategies. She was also previously the President and a director of RESPEC Consulting Inc., a geoscience and engineering consulting company based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
An active community member, Ms. Howlett has previously served on the boards of the Varsity View Community Association, Skate Saskatoon, and the CFA Society of Saskatchewan. In addition, she has been involved with the University of Saskatchewan's Edwards School of Business as a lecturer in the Department of Finance, a participant in the Leadership Development Program, and a protégé in the Betty Ann Heggie Womentorship Program.
Ms. Howlett holds a B. Comm. (Hon.) in finance from the University of Saskatchewan, is a CFA charter holder, and holds the Chartered Director designation.