Alumna named one of Australian Financial Review鈥檚 top 100 women of influence
Sophie Galaise (EMBA鈥�12) recently claimed a coveted spot on the Australian Financial Review鈥檚 annual Women of Influence list. Sophie became the Managing Director of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in 2016, having previously directed the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in Brisbane, Australia, and the Quebec Symphony Orchestra.
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McGill named one of the world鈥檚 top 50 universities
McGill ranks among the world鈥檚 top 50 universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2020. At number 42 on the list, McGill is one of only three Canadian universities to crack the top 50. The annual rankings rate 1,400 universities across 92 countries on the quality of their teaching, research, and international engagement.
Selling sustainability to small and medium enterprises
Professor Dror Etzion and his co-leads, Professors Catherine Potvin and Jaye Ellis, are on a mission to inspire sustainable business practices among Canada鈥檚 small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which employ 90 percent of the population.
BCom alumna tapped to invest in next generation of digital infrastructure
Alumna Genevi猫ve Maltais-Boisvert (BCom鈥�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.
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MBA alumnus to drive Canadian expansion for commercial finance company
Alumnus Ronnie Bloom (MBA鈥�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.
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Updates from the Business Librarians
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.聽 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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IMHL alumni launch project to improve health outcomes for at-risk children
Ahmad Firas Khalid, Padma Venkatasubramanian and Caroline Kisia, all 2014 alumni of McGill鈥檚 IMHL program, have teamed up to create Amama (grandmother), a community-based platform that connects grandmothers with vulnerable children to improve children鈥檚 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.
When the index fund bubble pops
Professor Mo Chaudhury weighs in on the market risks caused by the growing popularity of index funds.
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McGill ranks highest in Canada for producing female entrepreneurs
香蕉视频 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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Israel鈥檚 startup boom
With the world鈥檚 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.
Go green, not paperless
Ren茅e Yardley (MBA鈥�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.
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IMHL participant spearheads TB vaccine trial in Mumbai
Dr. Daksha Shah (IMHL鈥�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.
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Diverse teams drive innovation
Professor Karl Moore interviews Edelman executive 脠ve Laurier (EMBA鈥�11) about the lessons learned during her participation in the 2018-2019 International Women鈥檚 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.
When market logic fails
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鈥檚 raising an alarm about the consequences to society when market logic fails to deliver.
McGill students encounter Israel鈥檚 startup ecosystem
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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