Advisory Bodies
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.
Frank Attaie, MBA'11
General Manager
IBM Canada
Leigh Chalmers, BCom'95
SVP & CFO Wealth and Insurance
RBC
Chris Chinaloy, BCom'00
Chief Growth Officer
IMMO
Shawn Cooper, BCom'87
Managing Director and Regional Leader, Latin America/Canada
Russell Reynolds Associates
Honourable Gloria J. Epstein, BCom'72
Independent Reviewer
Arbitration Place
Monika Federau, MBA’88
Former Senior VP and Chief Strategy Officer
Intact Financial
Andrew Hungerford, BCom'96
Partner
Hungerford Properties
Edlynne Laryea, BCom'00
Managing Director, Consumer Packaged Goods
Meta
Katherine MacMillan, BA’91
President & CEO
Fundserv
Valerie Mann, BCom'86
Senior Partner
Lawson Lundell LLP
Andrew Moor
President and CEO
Equitable Bank
Vanessa Morgan, BCom’87
President and CEO
Morgan Meighen & Associates
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
Michele Romanow, BSc(Eng)’07, MBA’08
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman - Clearbanc; Dragon on Dragons' Den
Clearbanc
Bruce Sellery, BCom '93
CEO
Credit Canada
Candace G. Shaw, MBA’87
Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Private Fixed Income
Sun Life Institutional Investments (Canada) Inc
Patti Shugart, BCom’86
Managing Director and Head, Global Corporate Banking
RBC Capital Markets
Duncan Sinclair
Chairman
Deloitte Canada and Chile
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
Andrea Sotak, MBA’03
Founder and CEO
Foray Healthcare Advisors
Gaurav Upadhya, BCom’91
Global Chief Actuary and Chief Risk Officer
Foresters Financial
Tanya van Biesen, BCom’91
Managing Partner, Board and CEO Practice
Korn Ferry
Helen Vasilevski, Bcom'92
Managing Director, FLECT
Verbier
Eva Wong, BCom’00
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
Borrowell
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