John Gradek

John Gradek has variously been a lecturer, a headhunter, an amateur chef and a businessperson. He holds three degrees, a Bachelor of Science from Université de Montreal (Loyola), a Bachelor of Engineering from Carleton University and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario (Ivey).

At McGill, he is a Faculty Lecturer and Academic Program Coordinator of the Supply Chain and Supply Networks programs as well as the Aviation Management Program. John currently lectures in both the Certificate in Supply Chain and Logistics as well as in the Graduate Certificate in Dynamic and Integrated Supply Networks.

His business experience includes his current activities as an advisor to GSS in Laval, one of the world's leading artificial intelligence and digital twin developers. John is also a member of the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada, a quasi-judicial federal body adjudicating decisions made by Transport Canada. John previously held the position of CEO of Synergy Technologies, a technology development firm focusing on synthetic fuels and heavy oil upgrading. He was in senior management roles at Canadian Pacific Railway in Asset Management and Network Design as well as senior roles at Air Canada in operations, marketing and planning. John has worked in the development and the delivery of commercial airline management programs for the International Aviation Management Training Institute as well as for the IATA Aviation MBA program at Concordia University.