Alumni

Experiential Learning: McGill Desautels gives rise to discovery

Published: 21 February 2023

In 2021, thanks to the generosity of alumnus Don Lewtas, we saw the launch of the Lewtas Office of Experiential Learning. Since the office’s inception, the team at the Lewtas Office, led by Leigh...

43rd Desautels Management Achievement Awards celebrates industry “disruptors”

Published: 17 February 2023

On Friday, February 3, the Desautels Faculty of Management hosted the 43rd edition of the Desautels Management Achievement Awards, a student-run initiative which brings the global Desautels...

43rd Desautels Management Achievement Awards celebrate “The Disruptors”

17 Feb 2023

On Friday, February 3, students at the Desautels Faculty of Management hosted the 43rd edition of the Desautels Management Achievement Awards, honouring industry leaders who have demonstrated a...

Philanthropist and visionary Marcel Desautels passes away at age 88

Published: 10 February 2023

Marcel Desautels, LLD’07 (CM, O Ont, OM) generously donated both his resources and his time to furthering business education at McGill. The business leader and philanthropist passed away on January...

Desautels alumnus David Laidley donates $5 million to create new Laidley Centre for Business Ethics

Published: 4 February 2022

Thanks to alumnus David Laidley (BCom’67), the Desautels Faculty of Management will soon unveil a Laidley Centre for Business Ethics. Endowed by Laidley’s gift of $5 million, the Centre will carve...

Maya Azouri and Jonathan Azouri named to 2023 Forbes 30 under 30

Published: 6 January 2023

Finding available ice time or sports fields to book can be a challenge, but CatchCorner aims to change that. The app, which has been compared to OpenTable for sports facilities by Forbes, allows...

High profile Verizon executive Rima Qureshi maintains strong connection to Desautels

Published: 6 January 2023

Rima Qureshi’s (BCom’87, MBA’96) career has taken her to Stockholm, Dallas and New York, but she retains strong connections to Montreal and McGill. Now the Executive Vice President and Strategy...

Fetherstonhaugh Family Foundation Recognizes Teaching Excellence at Desautels

Published: 29 November 2022

In 2018, when the Fetherstonhaugh family envisioned an award to recognize and reward teaching excellence, they hoped for great teachers and at the Desautels Faculty of Management extraordinary...

New Internet Start-Up Hypejar Uses Social Media to Accurately Forecast Demand for Future Products

Published: 11 July 2013

An online social platform that accurately forecasts future sales of new products has won first place at the Desautels Faculty of Management’s entrepreneurial competition, the Dobson Cup....

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