William Shatner celebrates 90th birthday

Published: 26 March 2021

Desautels alumnus William Shatner (BCom'52, DLitt'11) recently celebrated his 90th birthday. The actor jokingly wondered on Twitter: “What happens when I get to 120?” A native of Montreal, Shatner...

BCom alumnus creates scholarship to honour father, support Iranian community

Published: 18 March 2021

With strong familial ties to Iran, Kathy Fazel (BCom’91) knew she had to act when a plane was shot down in Iran, killing 176 people, including two McGill students. She and her husband donated $24...

Desautels alumni featured in McGill podcast

Published: 18 March 2021

Four former Desautels students were recently featured in new episodes of Alma Matters, a podcast presented by McGill University Athletics and Recreation....

E-commerce booms during pandemic

Published: 4 March 2021

Since its launch in 2016, EMERGE Commerce has risen to become a leader in direct-to-consumer e-commerce brands. Professor Karl Moore recently spoke with EMERGE Commerce founder and CEO Ghassan...

BCom alumnus pays it forward

Published: 26 February 2021

After receiving substantial financial support to complete his BCom degree at Desautels, Pierre LeBrun (BCom’72) has been paying it forward for over five decades. From the time he joined RBC as...

BCom alumnus releases financial guidebook

Published: 12 February 2021

Doug Allan (BCom’08) is on a mission to teach people financial tips and tricks they probably didn’t learn in high school. The Desautels alumnus recently released “A Fighting Chance: The High School...

BCom alumnus joins Chief Outsiders executive team

Published: 12 February 2021

Mike Rosenberg (BCom’89) recently joined Chief Outsiders’ team of digital marketing executives. A recognized customer acquisition leader with expertise in business development, Rosenberg brings a...

Online education app raises $3M under leadership of BCom alumnus

Published: 5 February 2021

Cyrus Moradian (BCom’12) co-founded educational platform Wize in 2017 with the goal of empowering students across North America to reach their full potential. Nearly four years later, Moradian has...

Stanley Cup Champion Mathieu Darche joins McGill Athletics podcast

Published: 5 February 2021

In the first episode of “Alma Matters,” a new podcast from McGill’s Athletics and Recreation department, Mathieu Darche (BCom’00) shares the story of his journey from McGill to a Stanley Cup....

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