Smith Advisory Board
Smith School of Business has a large network of advisors who share their knowledge and expertise with School leaders. They support the School's mission and vision in a wide variety of ways: offering advice, making connections, providing financial support, recruiting graduates, sponsoring research, and more.
![Attaie, Frank](../_templates/images/content/about/global_council/frank-attaie.webp)
Frank Attaie, MBA'11
General Manager
IBM Canada
![Chalmers, Leigh](../_templates/images/content/about/advisory_board/Leigh_Chalmers1.jpg)
Leigh Chalmers, BCom'95
SVP & CFO Wealth and Insurance
RBC
![Chinaloy, Chris](../_templates/images/content/about/global_council/Chris_Chinaloy.jpg)
Chris Chinaloy, BCom'00
Chief Growth Officer
IMMO
![Cooper, Shawn](../_templates/images/content/about/advisory_board/i_shawn_cooper.jpg)
Shawn Cooper, BCom'87
Managing Director and Regional Leader, Latin America/Canada
Russell Reynolds Associates
![Epstein, Honourable Gloria J.](../_templates/images/content/about/advisory_board/gloria_epstein.jpg)
Honourable Gloria J. Epstein, BCom'72
Independent Reviewer
Arbitration Place
![Federau, Monika](../_templates/images/content/about/advisory_board/Monika_Federau1.jpg)
Monika Federau, MBA’88
Former Senior VP and Chief Strategy Officer
Intact Financial
![Hungerford, Andrew](../_templates/images/content/about/advisory_board/andrew-hungerford.webp)
Andrew Hungerford, BCom'96
Partner
Hungerford Properties
![Laryea, Edlynne](../_templates/images/content/about/advisory_board/edlynne-laryea.webp)
Edlynne Laryea, BCom'00
Managing Director, Consumer Packaged Goods
Meta
![MacMillan, Katherine](../_templates/images/content/about/advisory_board/Katherine_MacMillan.jpg)
Katherine MacMillan, BA’91
President & CEO
Fundserv
![Mann, Valerie](../_templates/images/content/about/advisory_board/valerie_mann.jpg)
Valerie Mann, BCom'86
Senior Partner
Lawson Lundell LLP
![Moor, Andrew](../_templates/images/content/about/advisory_board/Andrew_Moor.jpg)
Andrew Moor
President and CEO
Equitable Bank
![Morgan, Vanessa](../_templates/images/content/about/advisory_board/Vanessa_Morgan.jpg)
Vanessa Morgan, BCom’87
President and CEO
Morgan Meighen & Associates
![Onuoha, Eme](../_templates/images/content/about/advisory_board/Eme_Onuoha.jpg)
Eme Onuoha, Executive MBA'08
Managing Director, International Public Affairs
CPP Investment Board
Mike Quinn, BCom’88
Principal, Senior Advisor (former CIO)
RP Investment Advisors LP
![Rimmer, Susan](../_templates/images/content/about/advisory_board/Susan_Rimmer.jpg)
Susan Rimmer, BA'88
Managing Director & Head
Global Corporate & Investment Banking | CIBC Capital Markets
![Romanow, Michele](../_templates/images/content/about/advisory_board/Michele_Romanow.jpg)
Michele Romanow, BSc(Eng)’07, MBA’08
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman - Clearbanc; Dragon on Dragons' Den
Clearbanc
![Sellery, Bruce](../_templates/images/content/about/advisory_board/Bruce_Sellery.jpg)
Bruce Sellery, BCom '93
CEO
Credit Canada
![Shaw, Candace G.](../_templates/images/content/about/advisory_board/Candace_Shaw.jpg)
Candace G. Shaw, MBA’87
Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Private Fixed Income
Sun Life Institutional Investments (Canada) Inc
![Shugart, Patti](../_templates/images/content/about/advisory_board/Patti_Shugart1.jpg)
Patti Shugart, BCom’86
Managing Director and Head, Global Corporate Banking
RBC Capital Markets
![Sinclair, Duncan](../_templates/images/content/about/advisory_board/Duncan-Sinclair.jpg)
Duncan Sinclair
Chairman
Deloitte Canada and Chile
![Smith, Stephen J.R.](../_templates/images/content/about/advisory_board/stephen-smith.jpg)
Stephen J.R. Smith, BSc(Eng)’72, LLD ‘17
Chairman and CEO, First National Financial Corp. & Chairman and Co-owner, Canada Guaranty Mortgage Insurance
Canada Guaranty Mortgage Insurance
![Sotak, Andrea](../_templates/images/content/about/advisory_board/Andrea_Sotak.jpg)
Andrea Sotak, MBA’03
Founder and CEO
Foray Healthcare Advisors
![Upadhya, Gaurav](../_templates/images/content/about/advisory_board/Gaurav_Upadhya.jpg)
Gaurav Upadhya, BCom’91
Global Chief Actuary and Chief Risk Officer
Foresters Financial
![van Biesen, Tanya](../_templates/images/content/about/advisory_board/Tanya_van_Biesen.jpg)
Tanya van Biesen, BCom’91
Managing Partner, Board and CEO Practice
Korn Ferry
![Vasilevski, Helen](../_templates/images/content/about/advisory_board/helen-vasilevski.webp)
Helen Vasilevski, Bcom'92
Managing Director, FLECT
Verbier
![Wong, Eva](../_templates/images/content/about/advisory_board/Eva_Wong1.jpg)
Eva Wong, BCom’00
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
Borrowell
![Wright, Jay](../_templates/images/content/about/advisory_board/Jay_Wright.jpg)
Jay Wright, BCom’81
Retired President and CEO
Arterra Wines Canada
Smith Advisory Board members offer advice to the Dean on Smith's strategy and initiatives, while providing a vital link with the business community.
The Board's role is to:
- Offer the Dean and the School an outside perspective on issues affecting business that may have educational or research implications
- Provide assistance and advice on School strategy and execution
- Be ambassadors for the School: with the broader Queen's community; with Smith alumni; and other external associations and organizations
- Aid the School in recruiting students into degree programs and non-degree executive education programs, as well as in placing students upon graduation
- Assist the School with its financial development needs