Chris Duncan is a partner and national leader of forestry and forest products at MNP in Duncan, B.C. Chris, 38, has risen to become the national leader of the forestry and forest products practice at MNP, where he leads a team serving over 1,700 forestry clients across Canada. Growing up in a family-run logging business on Vancouver Island, Chris’s connection to the industry runs deep. “I remember taking days off school to watch my dad work as a logging contractor,” he says. “When I started with MNP, I naturally gravitated toward our forestry clients.” Over his 14-year career at MNP, Chris has earned a reputation for being a “dirty boots accountant,” regularly visiting client sites to offer hands-on business advice. His work spans accounting, tax services, and strategic consulting, and his influence extends to contractors, tenure holders, and Indigenous organizations, helping the industry adapt to evolving economic and environmental challenges.