His extensive research has appeared in leading academic journals including: MIT Sloan Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Business Venturing, and Journal of Management. Much sought after for his expertise, Eric has been widely cited by the popular press including: CBC News, The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Financial Post Magazine, Vancouver Sun and Business London.

Clients: Closing the Gap Healthcare Group, Constellation Software, General Dynamics, HSBC, Jones Packaging, KPMG, Lockheed Martin, Maple Leaf Foods, MTR Hong Kong, RedKey Real Estate, Tech Alliance, Toronto Star and Volvo.

Robert was previously the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bombay Company Inc., a company he founded and built into a publicly traded NYSE corporation with 450 stores throughout the United States and Canada. In recognition of his success in building and growing The Bombay Company, he is a past national winner of Inc. Magazine's Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the United States, as well as, the Ivey Business Leader Award in Canada. He currently serves as a Director to several young, growing companies and charitable organizations.

She teaches Ivey's degree programs (HBA, MBA and Executive MBA) and in Ivey's public and custom executive development programs. She has extensive experience facilitating skills development workshops and coaching feedback sessions. Lyn has written a number of publications in the area of the organizational and behavioural impacts of implementing new technologies and techniques in manufacturing and non-manufacturing firms. She has worked in a variety of industries as an employee and a researcher.

Clients: ATCO, City of London, Syngenta, Smart Systems for Health Agency, Volvo, Siemens, The Globe and Mail, Maple Leaf Foods, Sagicor, Orlick Industries, Newalta, Rogers Communications and Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry.

As well as teaching HBA, MBA and EMBA students, he has extensive experience teaching executives and entrepreneurs from North America, Europe, Asia and South America. His published work has appeared in several top management journals on the topics of strategic execution, leadership, competitive strategy, innovation, and corporate entrepreneurship. Dr. Thornhill currently serves on the editorial boards of three leading entrepreneurship journals and is a Director of the Ontario Telemedicine Network.

Clients: ATCO, TD Bank Financial Group, Industry Canada, Newalta, Hutchison Port Holdings, The Globe and Mail, Magellan Aerospace, J.D. Irving, Young Professional Organization and City of London.

He has been interviewed by the popular press including: The New York Times, The Globe and Mail, National Post, Toronto Star, Ottawa Citizen, Calgary Herald and numerous other media outlets. His research activities have been published in journal articles, book chapters and conference papers covering a wide range of leadership and organizational behaviour topics. In 1999, Gerard received the Associates Award for excellence in both teaching and research. In 2005 and 2007, he received the Innovation in Teaching Award from Ivey and in 2008 received the Canadian Association of Municipalities Administrator Education Award for his work with the City of London.

Clients: Maple Leaf Foods, J.D. Irving, Vale Inco, SC Johnson, Air Canada, WestJet, TELUS, Deloitte, HSBC, Manulife, Stratford Festival, City of London, Cordon Bleu - Tomasso, Icelandic Police Department, New World Development, Kaupthing Bank, Landsbaken and Swimming Canada.

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 completed an undergraduate degree (Political Science) by part time study while he played professional hockey. Upon retirement from hockey, he completed an MBA at the Richard Ivey School of Business in 1988. Upon graduation, he began his career as an entrepreneur engaging in all aspects of corporate finance in the small business sector. In 1989, he was the co-founder of The New Enterprise Workshop, one of the earliest attempts (supported by the Provincial Government) to support fledgling entrepreneurs. As an operator himself in a Family Business, he is keen to support Ivey's efforts to understand and support learning in this vital sector of the Canadian economy. As a practicing entrepreneur, he has a passion to promote this lifestyle choice at Ivey.