Mazi Raz

Mazi Raz is the Director of Learning Design & Strategy at The Ivey Academy and an Assistant Professor (limited duties) in General Management at the Ivey Business School. His research interests lie at the intersection of strategic foresight and leadership. He specializes in the relationship between ideological macro-trends and management thinkways, imagination, and creativity. At Ivey, Mazi teaches Power & Politics, an MBA course about often neglected dynamics of power, social relations, and political plays in organizations.

Mazi has held senior roles with Sauder Executive Education at UBC, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Peter Lougheed Leadership Institute, and Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. Mazi has lived and worked in Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and the USA. Before embarking on an academic career, Mazi was a senior manager with several large corporations across a few industries, including aviation, finance, and media. He co-led the modernization project and strategy implementation of a national carrier of a Middle-Eastern country.