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Advisory Bodies

Smith Global Council

The purpose of the Smith Global Council is to assist the School in expanding its presence and building its reputation around the world. Council members are typically based outside of Canada, offering an international perspective on matters affecting the School.

Banks, Dame Pamela Gordon

Dame Pamela Gordon Banks, EMBA’98, LLD’13
Former Premier of Bermuda

Bazley, Corry

Corry Bazley
Global Head of Financial Sales & Cross Business Solutions
Intercontinental Exchange | ICE

Brown, Simon

Simon Brown, BCom'93
Co-Founder
LBB Industries

Bruce, Iain

Iain Bruce, BCom'81
Principal
Barrell Mill Advisors, LLC

Caldana, David

David Caldana, BCom'99
Co-Founder
Borough Kitchen

Capello, Jason

Jason Capello, BCom'96
CIO
Mgate Capital LLC

Carty, Don

Don Carty, BA'68, LLD'01
Chairman, Virgin America Airlines & Porter Airlines
Dallas, TX, USA

Chinaloy, Chris

Chris Chinaloy, BCom'00
Chief Growth Officer
IMMO

Friedli, Rolf

Rolf Friedli
Partner & Chairman
Capvis Equity Partners AG

Friendly, Ian

Ian Friendly, BCom'83
Retired Executive VP & COO
U.S. Retail, General Mills Inc.

Goddeeris, Cyril

Cyril Goddeeris, BCom'00
co-head of Global Prime Services, head of Global Securities Lending and Synthetic Trading and LatAm Equity Trading
Goldman, Sachs & Co. LLC

Goldbach, Steven

Steven Goldbach, BCom'96
Chief Strategy Officer
Deloitte LLP

Goldthorpe, Adrienne

Adrienne Goldthorpe, BCom'99
New York, NY, USA

Goldthorpe, Ted

Ted Goldthorpe, BCom'99
Managing Partner
BC Partners

Goodes, Mel

Mel Goodes, BCom'57, LLD'94
Retired CEO, Warner-Lambert Co (now Pfizer)
Mendham, NJ, USA

Goodes, Nancy

Nancy Goodes
Mendham, NJ, USA

Grewal, Ken

Ken Grewal, BCom'96
Co-Founder and CEO
Forthlane Partners

Hew, Alvin

Alvin Hew, BCom’86
Group Managing Director
Southgate Ventures

Hoffmeister, Stephen

Stephen Hoffmeister
Managing Director
Advent International Corp

Humphries, Mike

Mike Humphries, BCom'93
Chief Investment Officer
Acasta Partners

Jarkas, Zouheir

Zouheir Jarkas
Senior Advisor
Mubadala Development Company

Kinnear, Tom

Tom Kinnear, BCom'66, PhD, LLD'02
Chair & President Retired, Venture Michigan Fund; Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan

Leith, Rosemary

Rosemary Leith, BCom'83
Director
World Wide Web Foundation

Lemieux, Christiane

Christiane Lemieux, BA (Hon)'92
Founder and CEO
The Inside

Look, Blair

Blair Look, BCom'90
Head of Investments
ASFO Ltd

Main, David

David Main, BCom'80
Director, Talisman Management Ltd.
CEO, Swets Information Services, Talisman Management Swets Information Services

Mirchandani, Nadine

Nadine Mirchandani, BCom’93
Global Deputy Vice-Chair Strategy and Transactions
EY

Mitera, Vineet

Vineet Mitera, BCom’96
Partner and Chief Investment Officer
Ward Ferry Management Ltd.

Nixon, John

John Nixon, BCom'78
Retired Executive Director
ICAP

Pedlow, Ryan

Ryan Pedlow, BCom’98
Founder & CEO
Two Creeks Capital

Phillips, Cynthia

Cynthia Phillips, BCom'84
Associate Executive Director
LMU Entrepreneurship Centre LMU Munich

Powis, Chuck

Chuck Powis, BCom'86
Head of US Rates Sales
Scotiabank USA

Prato, John

John Prato, MPA'89, MBA'91
Deputy Chair
Corporate Investment Banking l TD Securities (USA) LLC

Rashid, Humayun

Humayun Rashid
CEO
Mission Strategy Inc.

Ray, Gord

Gord Ray, BCom’93
Consultant
Instagram for Business

Taylor, Colin

Colin Taylor, BCom'84
Co-Managing Partner & Co-Founder
aPriori Capital Partners

Thompson, Robert

Robert Thompson, BCom’89
Managing Director
Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Vasilevski, Helen

Helen Vasilevski, BCom'92
Interim Executive
MV Agusta USA

Viehbacher, Chris

Chris Viehbacher, BCom'83
Managing Partner
Gurnet Point Capital

Walsh, Brian

Brian Walsh, MBA'76
Principal & Chief Strategist
Titan Advisors

Wardrop, Bob

Bob Wardrop, BCom'86
Executive Director
Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge

Wells, Janet

Janet Wells, BCom'90
Filmmaker
Quarry Island Films

Wells, Tom

Tom Wells, BCom'89
Partner, Arma Partners
London, UK

Witt, Karsten

Karsten Witt, MBA'83
Executive Director
Witt & Sohn AG

Yu, William

William Yu, MBA'87
Managing Director
Cansbridge Capital Corp