Alumna Geneviève Maltais-Boisvert (BCom’05) will leverage 15 years of experience in global infrastructure funds management in her new role as Principal on the investment team of Digital Bridge Holdings, LLC. The Florida-based firm invests in companies that enable greater mobile and internet connectivity.
Published on: 13 Sep 2019
Alumnus Ronnie Bloom (MBA’04) has been appointed Managing Director of Originations for Great Rock Capital, a U.S.-based commercial finance company specializing in middle market lending. Mr. Bloom contributes deep expertise gained from origination roles at Wells Fargo Bank and the Royal Bank of Canada.
Published on: 13 Sep 2019
We are happy to announce that Dawn McKinnon has agreed to join the team as the Liaison Librarian for Management and Business, alongside Amanda Wheatley.
Dawn and Amanda will be jointly responsible for liaising with all research areas and programs within the Desautels Faculty of Management. Amanda will continue to provide service for all Entrepreneurship activities across campus.
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Published on: 12 Sep 2019
Ahmad Firas Khalid, Padma Venkatasubramanian and Caroline Kisia, all 2014 alumni of McGill’s IMHL program, have teamed up to create Amama (grandmother), a community-based platform that connects grandmothers with vulnerable children to improve children’s physical and mental well-being.
In 2013, the trio won a Canada Grant Challenge to field-test a copper device they created to kill deadly water-borne pathogens.
Published on: 10 Sep 2019
Professor Mo Chaudhury weighs in on the market risks caused by the growing popularity of index funds.
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Published on: 10 Sep 2019
McGill University ranks number 17 on the list of universities whose MBA programs produce the highest number of female start-up founders, making it the only non-U.S. institution to crack the top 25.
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Published on: 10 Sep 2019
With the world’s highest volume of startups per capita, Israel is a buzzing hive of innovation. As Israeli tech companies work overtime to gain a competitive edge, Professor Jiro Kondo reflects on the uniqueness of their success story.
Through the McGill-Israel Entrepreneurship Program, Israeli business students from the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya recently hosted their counterparts from the Desautels Faculty of Management to collaborate and participate in a hackathon.
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Published on: 10 Sep 2019
Renée Yardley (MBA’97) shares her perspective on promoting innovation and sustainability in the pulp and paper industry. She currently serves as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Sustana Group, a producer of recycled fibres and paper products.
Published on: 6 Sep 2019
Dr. Daksha Shah (IMHL’20) is leading a new TB vaccine trial in Mumbai, where an estimated 40 to 50 percent of the population carries a latent TB infection. The pilot project focuses on providing treatment to close contacts of TB patients.
Published on: 6 Sep 2019
Professor Karl Moore interviews Edelman executive Ève Laurier (EMBA’11) about the lessons learned during her participation in the 2018-2019 International Women’s Forum Fellows Program. Ms. Laurier joined 35 other elite female executives from around the world for a leadership training experience that includes education modules at Harvard Business School and INSEAD.
Published on: 6 Sep 2019
Professor Henry Mintzberg highlights the pitfalls of managing without substance or long-term vision in his new book, Bedtime Stories for Managers. Over his fifty-year career, Professor Mintzberg has watched the private sector rise in power in proportion to government and civil society. Now, he’s raising an alarm about the consequences to society when market logic fails to deliver.
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Published on: 5 Sep 2019
Students from the Desautels Faculty of Management recently spent two weeks learning about Israeli entrepreneurship from their counterparts at the Adelson School of Entrepreneurship in Herzliya, Israel. The McGill-Israel Entrepreneurship Program provides a collaborative, hands-on study of FinTech innovation in North America and Israel.
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Published on: 5 Sep 2019
Mitsuhiro Jimbo (MBA’14) was recently appointed to lead CBRE Japan’s Property Management Division. Mr. Jimbo brings to the table more than 20 years of corporate real estate experience in Japan and North America.
Published on: 5 Sep 2019
Arlene Dickinson, the CEO of Venture Communications and one of Canada’s most influential entrepreneurs, identifies the key ingredients for creating lasting success in business. Ms. Dickinson received the Desautels Management Achievement Award in 2008 in recognition of her leadership.
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Published on: 29 Aug 2019
Assistant Professor (Teaching) Robert Mackalski reflects on the distinctives of the Tim Horton’s brand and explains why the company is failing to overtake competitors in the U.S.
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Published on: 28 Aug 2019
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