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
Charles Buchanan, MBA'92
Founder and CEO
Technology Helps
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
Peter Dalton, BA'91
Past President
Daltco Electric
Honourable Gloria J. Epstein, BCom'72
Independent Reviewer
Arbitration Place
Steven Goldbach, BCom'96
Sustainability, Climate & Equity Leader
Deloitte
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
Patricia McLeod, MBA'11
Corporate Director
Lawyer
Andrew Moor
President and CEO
Equitable Bank
Vanessa Morgan, BCom’87
President and CEO
Morgan Meighen & Associates
Mike Quinn, BCom’88
Principal, Senior Advisor, Former Chief Investment Officer
RP Investment Advisors LP
Susan Rimmer, BA'88
Senior Executive Vice President
Group Head, Commercial Banking & Wealth Management | CIBC
Michele Romanow, BSc(Eng)’07, MBA’08
“Dragon”, CBC Dragons’ Den
Co-Founder & Exec Chairman, Clearco
Bruce Sellery, BCom '93
CEO
Credit Canada
Candace G. Shaw, MBA’87
Senior Managing Director & Deputy Chief Investment Officer
SLC Management
Stephen J.R. Smith, BSc(Eng)’72, LLD ‘17
Chairman and CEO, First National Financial Corp. & Chairman and Co-owner, Canada Guaranty Mortgage Insurance
Gillian Smith, BA’96
Executive Director, Office of the Chair
Deloitte Canada & Chile
Andrea Sotak, MBA’03
SVP Corporate Development, Head of Strategy
Weatherden Ltd.
Gaurav Upadhya, BCom’91
Corporate Director
Amex Bank of Canada & Primerica Life Canada
Helen Vasilevski, BCom'92
Managing Director
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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