The benefits of studying a bilingual course
For Marie-Pier Bergevin (EMBA鈥�19), Senior Director in Sponsorship and Brand Engagement at BMO North America, enrolling in a bilingual program was an opportunity to strengthen her leadership skills, transfer knowledge and gain new perspectives.
During her McGill-HEC Montr茅al EMBA, Bergevin made it her mission to only present in English, giving her the confidence to present in her job.
The risk of bias in AI technologies
With AI technologies now able to perform HR duties, they are gaining the capacity to analyze candidate backgrounds and behaviour to determine their efficiency. A risk of this, Professor Matissa Hollister says, is that AI technologies may be capable of learning and perpetuating biases.
EMBA program inspires entrepreneur Claire Hayek
When EMBA alumna Claire Hayek (EMBA鈥�15) was told that her engineering role would be abolished, she took the opportunity to pursue her dream of starting her own business.
Merging her experience as an engineer, manager and singer-songwriter, Hayek developed MSP Teambuilding.
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Desautels alumnus Fady Dagher aims to reduce police biases
For Longueuil police chief and Desautels alumnus Fady Dagher (EMBA鈥�12), providing his staff with adequate exposure to vulnerable communities in Montreal is an important step in reducing prejudices.
Through daily exposure to Muslim communities, people suffering from mental health problems, and children with autism, the Longueuil police staff will gain the experience needed to bring an element of human services to their role.
Delve: When Meritocracy Blinds us to Gender Discrimination
Meritocracies are predicated on the belief that only the best are chosen and that hard work and talent are always rewarded. If we presume that talent and hard work are not gender specific, then why is it that assumed meritocracies show extraordinary imbalances between men and women? Surprisingly, part of the answer is the assumption itself: Assuming a setting is a meritocracy can blind even those experiencing discrimination to its actual inequalities.
DesautelsConnect has introduced me to a global network
When you have a diverse network, it allows you to tap into other professionals鈥� smart thinking, accelerates your career, and helps answer important questions as you navigate current and future opportunities. DesautelsConnect is a valuable tool for expanding your network, since it facilitates connections with other members of the global Desautels community.
McGill team scores second place at International Youth Leadership Finance Summit
A team of five McGill students secured second place at the International Youth Leadership Finance Summit, hosted by the Master of Finance program at the Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance at Shanghai Jiao Tong University from January 11鈥�14. The event brought together 27 teams from universities across the world, including Stanford University, Columbia University and the London School of Economics, to explore how sci-tech companies are empowered through innovation and finance.
GCPA guest lecturer Melissa Marginson receives teaching excellence award
Congratulations to Melissa Marginson聽(GCPA鈥�15, 2015 CFE Honour Roll) on receiving the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting Teaching Award for Guest Lecturers.
Bombardier rethinks A220 deal
Two years after the deal that led to Airbus鈥檚 acquisition of the A220, formerly Bombardier鈥檚 C Series aircraft, Bombardier is considering withdrawing from the partnership. Professor Karl Moore sits down with BNN Bloomberg to comment.
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Understanding negative swap rates
A paper from Professor Patrick Augustin featured in voxEU looks at how the emergence of US default risk can help to explain the pattern of negative swap rates.
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Desautels students look for sustainable business practices
McGill students are once again at the forefront of the climate movement, finding ways for businesses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The cash trend in fixed-income exchange-traded funds
Bloomberg has published an opinion piece featuring Professor Sebastien Betermier鈥檚 research on the shift from bonds to cash in fixed-income exchange-traded funds (FI-ETF).
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Great Gulf Group appoints Desautels alumnus as new CEO
Desautels alumnus Ilias Konstantopoulos (MBA鈥�92) has been announced as the new CEO of real estate organization Great Gulf Group. Konstantopoulos brings to the role more than 30 years of experience in operations, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and capital markets, most recently as CFO of Granite Real Estate Investment Trust.
Bridging the generational divide in workplaces
For the first time ever, we now have four generations occupying the workforce. With this resulting in more Millennials and Generation Z staff managing those from the Boomer generation, Professor Karl Moore outlines attitudes and behaviours that may bridge鈥攐r further widen鈥攖he generational divide.
Sid Lee CEO Bertrand Cesvet is proud to be made by McGill
For Bertrand Cesvet, CEO and Senior Partner at leading creative agency Sid Lee, his connection to McGill runs deep. In an article for McGill Giving, Cesvet (BA鈥�86; MBA鈥�88; DLitt鈥�16) reflects on his journey with McGill, beginning in his undergraduate degree and culminating in the recent Made by McGill campaign video.
