He has published over 50 academic articles and book chapters in leading academic and applied finance journals. Along with his Ph.D., he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Steve was extensively interviewed and quoted in the media during the recent global financial crisis, including in The Globe and Mail and on CBC. He is a recipient of Ivey's Teaching Innovation Award.

Clients: Alcan Inc., Bank of Montreal, Falconbridge, Canadian Securities Institute, Harris Bank, Institute of Canadian Bankers, J.D. Irving, Noranda, Royal Bank, Scotia Capital Markets, Siemens, Syngenta and the Toronto Stock Exchange.

His research focuses on developing leadership competencies, character and commitment in next generation leaders. He is the author of six books, the most recent being Leadership on Trial: A manifesto for leadership development, many journal and magazine articles and more than 100 case studies used in corporate and business school programs around the world.

Dr. Gandz is a member of the boards of directors of Maple Leaf Foods Inc. and Canadian Medical Association Holdings Inc.

Carol completed her MBA at York University and her areas of expertise are in capital markets, corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions. She is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors and has taught courses on corporate and securities law, financial statements, transactions and negotiation skills. Carol has written and published a number of papers, articles and commentaries on corporate governance and has also spoken widely in the area.  She is the author of the best-selling What Directors Need to Know: Corporate Governance, a resource for corporate directors, and Directors and Officers in Canada: Law and Practice, a loose-leaf service and is a contributing editor to Corporate Governance, a quarterly journal published by Federated Press. She has received many awards and recognition for her work, most recently was identified as one of 2011 Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 in the category of Corporate Directors. Carol sits on numerous boards and is affiliated with the American Bar Association, the National Association of Corporate Directors and the Canadian Investor Relations Institute.

Prior to joining Ivey, Darren taught at Queen's University and Carleton University, where he was one of the architects of an Information Systems concentration in the Bachelor of Commerce program. He was a Rotary International Foundation scholar, attending the University of Cambridge and earned his PhD at the University of Waterloo, Canada. He is a past-Chair of the Special Interest Group on the Adoption and Diffusion of Information Technology, within the Association for Information Systems, and now sits on the Executive Board of CEMS, the Global Alliance of Management Education.

Clients: Accenture, Bank of Montreal, Industry Canada, Intel, Nortel, and Siemens.

His research in the area of learning processes in organizations has appeared in leading management journals, books and conference proceedings. He is also a member of the Editorial Review Board for the Journal of Organizational Behavior.

Rick has taught extensively on professional accounting programs designed to prepare future accounts and has served on several committees of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (ICAO), including being the Chairperson of the Examinations Committee. Rick has published numerous articles which have appeared in CA Magazine, Ivey Business Journal and Canadian Public Policy. He has made numerous presentations to professional groups from his extensive research entitled Corporate Sponsored Pension Plan.

Clients: Bell Canada, Maple Leaf Foods, Siemens and Syngenta.

Glenn has published several journal articles on his research in strategic leadership and strategic management, been featured in the Ivey Business Journal and is an active case writer. He serves as a reviewer for several academic journals and is active in the community where he has served as the Vice-Chair and member of the Board of Directors of The International Alliance for Missions and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Newfoundland and Labrador Employers' Council.

Clients: Association of Canadian Publishers, the Alliance for the Control of Tobacco (Newfoundland and Labrador), the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association, Fishery Products International, Gros Morne National Park, and Sir Wilfred Grenfell College.

While developing and delivering communications workshops for many leading international organizations, he has developed many specialized communications and writing workshops for groups such as lawyers, engineers, economists and political scientists. His teaching workshops have helped professors to become more accomplished teachers. In 2004, Michael was recognized for his contribution to teaching by being selected as one of the top business teachers in Canada by Canadian Business.

Clients: Ford, GM, 3M, Purina, TELUS, McCormick, Maple Leaf Foods, J.D. Irving, Agnico-Eagle, Canadian Investor Relations Institute, City of London, City of Stratford, Syngenta, CIBC, The Weather Network, London Board of Education, Human Resources Development Canada and Canadian Association of Independent Schools.

He has taught combinations of Advertising and Promotion, Marketing Strategy and Marketing Management at the undergraduate, masters, doctoral and executive levels at Ivey, Queen's University and the University of Southern California. His research focuses on relationship marketing, branding and emotion and has been published in leading marketing and consumer psychology journals. Matt's experience includes working for the Information, Privacy and Ethics Commissioner of Alberta and consulting with a variety of firms based in the United States and overseas.

Clients: Industry Canada.