Betty Zoller launches Aviva, a maker of plant-based, nut-free cheese alternatives

Published: 11 August 2022

Animal welfare and a desire to reduce carbon emissions inspired Betty Zoller (MBA’15) to adopt a vegetarian diet. But when Zoller was looking for a nut-free cheese alternative, there weren’t any...

The workplace has changed, and will continue to: Samer Saab

Published: 26 July 2022

Leaders should spend less time worrying about people who leave, and more time celebrating those that stay, according to Samer Saab (BEng’93, MBA’96), the CEO of Explorance, a leading experience...

Chafik Hamad establishes RAFAH bursary to honour his mother’s memory by helping students who face systemic barriers

Published: 25 July 2022

McGill celebrated its bicentennial in 2021, and as the university community began looking toward the next hundred years, it launched the Third Century Challenge Fund. Created by Chancellor Emeritus...

From Olympian to CEO, Craig Buntin shares his journey with McGill’s entrepreneurship community

Published: 22 July 2022

Craig Buntin (MBA’13) represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy, but during the lead-in to the 2010 Games in Vancouver, the pairs figure skater sustained torn ligaments in his...

Ukraine’s strong territorial defence owes much to strong sense of civic duty

Published: 8 June 2022

Russia’s attack on Ukraine was not unexpected, but its scale surprised many. “There was a common expectation of escalation in the East and the South,” says Mykhaylo Petechuk (MBA’13), who has...

Alumnus Lawrence S. Bloomberg to receive honorary doctorate at McGill's Spring 2022 Convocation ceremony

Published: 9 May 2022

To celebrate the Class of 2022, McGill University will award 14 inspirational individuals⁠ honorary degrees — the highest order it can bestow — at the Spring 2022 convocation. Desautels alumnus...

Desautels MBA alumna is helping corporate issuers and institutional investors on climate action

Published: 2 May 2022

Involved in community service since as early as high school, Mariel Langlois (MBA’20) worked in advertising and media for years before enroling in the Desautels’ MBA program to pivot her career as...

Desautels’ alum Gabriel Gervais named President and CEO of CF Montréal

Published: 7 April 2022

Gabriel Gervais (MBA’08) has been named the President and CEO of Club de Foot (CF) Montréal, the city’s Major League Soccer team. Between 2002-08, Gervais was a player for the Montréal Impact, a...

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