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	'''Smith School of Business''' (formerly '''Queen's School of Business''') is a business school affiliated with ]. It is located at the university's Goodes Hall. Since July 2021, the school's dean has been Wanda Costen.		'''Smith School of Business''' (formerly '''Queen's School of Business''') is a business school affiliated with ]. It is located at the university's Goodes Hall. Since July 2021, the school's dean has been Wanda Costen.

	The School awards ] (BCom), ] (MBA), Executive MBA (EMBA), Accelerated MBA (AMBA), ], (MSc) ] (MFin), ] (MIB), Master of Management Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MMIE), Master of Management in Artificial Intelligence (MMAI), Master of Management Analytics (MMA), and ] degrees, as well as ]s in business (GDB)and accounting (GDA). The School also offers the Smith-Peking ] in partnership with the ] at ] and the Executive MBA Americas in partnership with the ] at ].		The School awards ] (BCom), ] (MBA), Executive MBA (EMBA), Accelerated MBA (AMBA), ], (MSc) ] (MFin), ] (MIB), Master of Management Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MMIE), Master of Management in Artificial Intelligence (MMAI), Master of Management Analytics (MMA), Master of Digital Product Management (MDPM) and ] degrees, as well as ]s in business (GDB)and accounting (GDA). The School also offers the Smith-Peking ] in partnership with the ] at ] and the Executive MBA Americas in partnership with the ] at ].

	Smith School of Business is fully accredited by the ] (United States) and the ] (EQUIS) (Europe).		Smith School of Business is fully accredited by the ] (United States) and the ] (EQUIS) (Europe).
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	== Naming ==		== Naming ==

	On October 1, 2015, the Queen's School of Business was renamed the Stephen J.R. Smith School of Business in recognition of a $50-million donation from Stephen J. R. Smith, a graduate of the Queen's University's Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. The donation is the largest gift ever made to a Canadian business school, growing the school's endowment from $54 million to $104 million.<ref>{{cite web\|title=NEWS RELEASE - Queen's University names the Stephen J. R. Smith School of Business in recognition of historic $50-million gift - Queen's Gazette - Queen's University\|url=http://www.queensu.ca/gazette/media/news-release-queen-s-university-names-stephen-j-r-smith-school-business-recognition-historic\|website=www.queensu.ca}}</ref> As of 2015, this will result in Smith being a close second in total endowment among Canadian business schools, next to only the ].		On October 1, 2015, the Queen's School of Business was renamed the Stephen J.R. Smith School of Business in recognition of a $50-million donation from ], a graduate of the Queen's University's Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. The donation is the largest gift ever made to a Canadian business school, growing the school's endowment from $54 million to $104 million.<ref>{{cite web\|title=NEWS RELEASE - Queen's University names the Stephen J. R. Smith School of Business in recognition of historic $50-million gift - Queen's Gazette - Queen's University\|url=http://www.queensu.ca/gazette/media/news-release-queen-s-university-names-stephen-j-r-smith-school-business-recognition-historic\|website=www.queensu.ca}}</ref> As of 2015, this will result in Smith being a close second in total endowment among Canadian business schools, next to only the ].

	== History ==		== History ==
	Queen's University launched its undergraduate business program in 1919, making it the oldest ] in Canada. The first woman to earn an undergraduate business degree, Beatrice Eakins, graduated from the program in 1922 alongside six other students.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Austin\|first=Barbara\|title=Capitalizing Knowledge: Essays on the History of Business Education in Canada\|publisher=University of Toronto Press\|isbn=0-8020-4234-1\|pages=117}}</ref> The MBA program was launched in 1960. Queen's School of Business became its own faculty in 1963, with Lawrence MacPherson as the first dean.		Queen's University launched its undergraduate business program in 1919, making it the oldest ] in Canada. The first woman to earn an undergraduate business degree, Beatrice Eakins, graduated from the program in 1922 alongside six other students.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Austin\|first=Barbara\|title=Capitalizing Knowledge: Essays on the History of Business Education in Canada\|date=January 2000 \|publisher=University of Toronto Press\|isbn=0-8020-4234-1\|pages=117}}</ref> The MBA program was launched in 1960. Queen's School of Business became its own faculty in 1963, with Lawrence MacPherson as the first dean. The school was accredited by the ] in 1998, and it was the first program in Ontario to be accredited by the AACSB. <ref name="accreditation history">{{cite web \|title=Smith School of Business \|url=https://www.queensu.ca/encyclopedia/b/smith-school-business \|website=Queen's Encyclopedia \|publisher=Queen’s University \|access-date=8 July 2022}}</ref>

	==Programs==

	=== Undergraduate ===
⚫	{{Infobox business school rankings
	\| QSglobal = 64
	\| THES = 176-200
	\| Economist = 57
	\| FT = 100
	}}
	The Bachelor of Commerce program receives over 7,000 applications per year for 475 positions. Queen's University allows students to pursue an ] degree concurrently with the BComm, graduating with a dual degree.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Dual and Second Degrees {{!}} Faculty of Arts and Science\|url=https://www.queensu.ca/artsci/think-and-apply/dual-and-second-degrees\|access-date=2020-08-16\|website=Dual and Second Degrees {{!}} Faculty of Arts and Science\|language=en}}</ref>

	===Graduate===

	====Full-time MBA====
	The Queen's Full-Time MBA program (previously Queen's MBA for Science and Technology) was ranked 1st among full-time MBA programs outside of the U.S. by bi-annual ranking of ] in 2004, 2006, and 2008.<ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070603221452/http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/06/full_time.htm\|date=June 3, 2007}}</ref> ] ranked the Queen's Full-time MBA program number one in Canada in 2006 in their Report on Executive Education in Canada.<ref name="queensu1">{{cite web\|url=http://business.queensu.ca/execdev/docs/Environics_Report.pdf \|title=layout \|access-date=2010-06-10}}</ref> In the 2012 ]<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.topmba.com/mba-rankings/global-200/2011/region/north-americ \|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120913073425/http://www.topmba.com/mba-rankings/global-200/2011/region/north-americ \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-09-13 \|title=QS Global 200 Business Schools Report 2012, North America }}</ref> the school was indexed as the 3rd best business school in Canada and the 16th best business school in North America.<ref>{{cite web\|title=QS Global 200 Business School Report 2012\|url=http://www.topmba.com/mba-rankings/global-200/2011/region/north-america}}</ref> In the 2017 Financial Times ranking, Queen's MBA was ranked 50th in the world.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com\|url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/queens-school-of-business/top-mbas-for-finance-2017#top-mbas-for-finance-2017\|website=rankings.ft.com}}</ref>

	====Accelerated MBA for Business Graduates====
	The AMBA is a 12-month program that offers boardroom learning centres in several different cities, including ], ], ], and ].

	====Executive MBA====
	Launched in 1993, the Queen's Executive MBA is a 16-month program. The EMBA was ranked in 2006 as the best program in Canada for an Executive MBA by ]<ref>{{cite web\|url = http://business.queensu.ca/news/2006/10-13-2006-BusinessWeek.php\|title = (Press Release) Queen's School of Business - Media and News - 2006 News - QUEEN'S MBA REPEATS #1 BUSINESSWEEK RANKING\|publisher = Business.queensu.ca\|access-date = 2010-06-10}}</ref> and ].<ref name="queensu1"/> The average Queen's EMBA student possesses a minimum of 13 years work experience.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://business.queensu.ca/mba_programs/emba_ott/docs/OEMBA_Brochure_2006_web.pdf \|title=Queen's School of Business - Executive MBA - National Program \|publisher=Business.queensu.ca \|date=2010-04-26 \|access-date=2010-06-10 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530001958/http://business.queensu.ca/mba_programs/emba_ott/docs/OEMBA_Brochure_2006_web.pdf \|archive-date=2009-05-30 }}</ref>

	==== Master of International Business====
	In the 2019 and 2020 Financial Times Master in Management rankings, Smith's MIB program ranked 1st in North America.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com\|url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/masters-in-management-2019\|access-date=2020-08-16\|website=rankings.ft.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com\|url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/masters-in-management-2020\|access-date=2020-09-29\|website=rankings.ft.com}}</ref> The MIB is available in either a Single Degree Option or Double Degree Option.

	==== Master of Management in Artificial Intelligence ====
	Launched in 2018, the MMAI is the first graduate business degree in North America revolving around artificial intelligence.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title=Innovating Business Education 2017-2018 Year in Review\|url=https://smith.queensu.ca/ConversionDocs/SmithSchoolOfBusiness_YearInReview_2018.pdf}}</ref> In addition to Smith professors, instructors include adjunct faculty from ] and ] Omnia AI.

	==== Master of Management Innovation & Entrepreneurship ====
	Launched in 2015, the MMIE program is offered in partnership with the Queen's Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://smith.queensu.ca/grad_studies/mei/about_program.php\|title=Master of Management Innovation & Entrepreneurship - About The Program\|website=smith.queensu.ca\|access-date=2018-03-24}}</ref> Prototyping and design facilities with 3-D printers are available to students.

	Queen's also offers two research intensive degrees, namely the Masters of Science in Management (MSc) and a Doctoral program in Management (PhD) in the areas of:

	* Accounting
	* Analytics
	* Business Economics
	* Finance
	* International Business
	* Management Information Systems
	* Marketing (for additional, ])
	* Organizational Behaviour
	* Strategy

	==Location==		==Location==

	The majority of business classes are held in Goodes Hall. Opened in 2002, the building is named in honour of the family of ], a Commerce ‘57 alumnus and former Chairman and CEO of ]. In September 2012, a significant expansion of Goodes Hall was completed, increasing the size of the building by 75,000 ft² to a total of 188,000 ft². The expansion included new classrooms, breakout rooms, and 51 additional faculty offices.		The majority of business classes are held in Goodes Hall. Opened in 2002, the building is named in honour of the family of ], a Commerce ‘57 alumnus and former Chairman and CEO of ]. In September 2012, a significant expansion of Goodes Hall was completed, increasing the size of the building by 75,000 ft<sup>2</sup> to a total of 188,000 ft<sup>2</sup>. The expansion included new classrooms, breakout rooms, and 51 additional faculty offices.

	The Smith School of Business opened its first foreign campus in ], ], at the ] on May 25, 2007. Classes started in October 2007. The campus mainly hosts Queen's executive development programs.<ref>{{cite web\|url = http://business.queensu.ca/news/2007/05-25-07-Queens-School-of-Business-Opens-Dubai-Campus.php\|title = (Press Release) Queen's School of Business - Media and News - 2007 News - Queen's School of Business Opens Dubai Campus\|publisher = Business.queensu.ca\|access-date = 2010-06-10}}</ref>		The Smith School of Business opened its first foreign campus in ], ], at the ] on May 25, 2007. Classes started in October 2007. The campus mainly hosts Queen's executive development programs.<ref>{{cite web\|url = http://business.queensu.ca/news/2007/05-25-07-Queens-School-of-Business-Opens-Dubai-Campus.php\|title = (Press Release) Queen's School of Business - Media and News - 2007 News - Queen's School of Business Opens Dubai Campus\|publisher = Business.queensu.ca\|access-date = 2010-06-10}}</ref>

			SmithToronto is a teaching centre of the Smith School of Business outside of the Queen's University Campus, occupying the entire 30th floor of ] at 200 Front Street West, in downtown Toronto. Established 24 years after the initiation of the school’s EMBA program in Toronto, SmithToronto encompasses 25,000 square feet of space, featuring classrooms, meeting rooms, staff offices, and special events spaces. It runs a range of programs including the Master of Finance, Master of Financial Innovation & Technology, Master of Management Analytics, and Master of Management in Artificial Intelligence. Additionally, three Boardroom Learning Centres, complete with interactive videoconference capabilities, serve the Executive and Accelerated MBA programs.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=About Our School - Learning Environment \|url=https://smith.queensu.ca/about/learning_environment.php \|access-date=2023-10-24 \|website=smith.queensu.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Get to know SmithToronto {{!}} Smith Magazine \|url=https://smith.queensu.ca/magazine/issues/winter-2018/news/get-know-smithtoronto.php \|access-date=2023-10-24 \|website=smith.queensu.ca}}</ref>
	== Centres ==

	=== Scotiabank Centre for Customer Analytics ===
	The SCCA was founded in 2016 through a donation of $2.2 million from partner ].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Smith School of Business - - Scotiabank Centre for Customer Analytics at Smith School of Business celebrates success\|url=https://smith.queensu.ca/news_blog/2019/2019_Scotiabank_Centre_Success.php\|access-date=2020-08-16\|website=smith.queensu.ca}}</ref> The SCCA brings interdisciplinary teams of professors, graduate students and analytics practitioners to collaborate in the field of data analytics. In July 2019, Scotiabank provided an additional $2 million in funding, supporting the centre to 2025.

	=== IBM Canada \| Smith Cognitive Computing Centre ===
	Opened in 2017 at SmithToronto, the Smith Cognitive Computing Centre enables integration of artificial intelligence and cognitive computing into the curriculum. It features 7 interactive wall screens for users to work directly with IBM ] technology.

	== International exchange ==
	The Smith School of Business is partnered with over 115 business schools in 38 countries.<ref name=":0" /> Exchange partners include ], ], and ]. Students may also choose to study for a semester at the Bader International Study Centre in ]. Over 87% of Smith Commerce students participated in exchange during the 2017–2018 academic year.<ref name=":0" />

	==Reputation and rankings==		==Reputation and rankings==
		⚫	{{Infobox business school rankings\|QSglobal=94\|FT=62}}

	The Smith School of Business ranked 1st nationally and 38th globally in highest number of graduates employed as Chief Executive Officers or equivalent in a ] corporation.<ref>{{cite web\|year=2011\|title=International Professional Ranking of Higher Education Institutions\|url=http://www.mines-paristech.fr/Donnees/data03/334-10.-Classements.pdf\|access-date=2 March 2012\|publisher=MINES ParisTech}}</ref> The MBA Class of 2019 had the highest total starting pay of any Canadian MBA program.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Schmitt\|first=Jeff\|date=2020-03-16\|title=Poets&Quants {{!}} Meet Queen's University's Smith MBA Class Of 2021\|url=https://poetsandquants.com/2020/03/16/meet-queens-university-mba-class-of-2021/\|access-date=2020-08-15\|website=Poets&Quants\|language=en-US}}</ref>		The Smith School of Business ranked 1st nationally and 38th globally in highest number of graduates employed as Chief Executive Officers or equivalent in a ] corporation.<ref>{{cite web\|year=2011\|title=International Professional Ranking of Higher Education Institutions\|url=http://www.mines-paristech.fr/Donnees/data03/334-10.-Classements.pdf\|access-date=2 March 2012\|publisher=MINES ParisTech}}</ref> The MBA Class of 2019 had the highest total starting pay of any Canadian MBA program.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Schmitt\|first=Jeff\|date=2020-03-16\|title=Poets&Quants {{!}} Meet Queen's University's Smith MBA Class Of 2021\|url=https://poetsandquants.com/2020/03/16/meet-queens-university-mba-class-of-2021/\|access-date=2020-08-15\|website=Poets&Quants\|language=en-US}}</ref> Additionally, Smith has placed in national and international business school rankings.

			* 4th business school in Canada by ]<ref>{{Cite news \|title=These Are Canada’s Best Business Schools \|language=en \|work=Bloomberg.com \|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/business-schools/regions/canada/ \|access-date=2023-07-25}}</ref>
	'''Bloomberg Businessweek:'''
			* 4th business school in Canada by ].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Maclean's \|date=2022-10-07 \|title=Canada's Best Business Programs: University Rankings 2023 \|url=https://education.macleans.ca/university-rankings/canadas-best-business-programs-university-rankings-2023/ \|access-date=2023-07-25 \|website=Maclean's Education \|language=en}}</ref>

			=== Canadian MBA Alliance ===
	2019-20 Best Business Schools Rankings 2nd in Canada<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Best B-Schools Rankings 2019–20\|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/business-schools/\|website=Bloomberg}}</ref>
			The school is also a founding member of the Canadian MBA Alliance which was created in 2013. All six members of the alliance rank among the world’s top 100 schools, according to their participation in key rankings – ], ], and ].<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Lawrence \|first=Daina \|date=2013-11-05 \|title=They’re rivals at home, but allies abroad \|language=en-CA \|work=The Globe and Mail \|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/business-education/theyre-rivals-at-home-but-allies-abroad/article15276590/ \|access-date=}}</ref>

	'''Financial Times:'''

	2017 Executive Education - Customized Ranking 1st in North America, 2nd worldwide<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com\|url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/executive-education-customised-2017\|access-date=2020-08-17\|website=rankings.ft.com}}</ref>

	2017 Masters in Management Ranking 1st in North America

	2016 Global MBA Ranking 1st in Canada for Alumni Recommendation<ref name="ft.com" />

	2016 Global MBA Ranking 1st in Canada for Salary Increase<ref name="ft.com">{{cite web\|url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/global-mba-ranking-2016\|title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com\|website=rankings.ft.com}}</ref>

	2016 Global MBA Ranking 1st in Canada for Value for Money<ref name="ft.com" />

	2016 Global EMBA Ranking Cornell University: Johnson/Queen's Smith School of Business 47th worldwide<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com\|url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/executive-mba-ranking-2016\|access-date=2020-08-15\|website=rankings.ft.com}}</ref>

	== Research ==		== Research ==
	During the 2018–2019 academic year, Smith faculty published 44 articles in academic journals, 14 of which were ranked in the ]’ 50 top-tier journals.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=2018-2019 Year in Review\|url=https://smith.queensu.ca/yearinreview/2018-2019/smith-year-in-review.pdf\|website=Smith School of Business}}</ref>		During the 2018–2019 academic year, Smith faculty published 44 articles in academic journals, 14 of which were ranked in the ]’ 50 top-tier journals.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=2018-2019 Year in Review\|url=https://smith.queensu.ca/yearinreview/2018-2019/smith-year-in-review.pdf\|website=Smith School of Business}}</ref>

	== Student life ==
	With 55 conferences and committees, the Smith Commerce Society is Canada's largest undergraduate business society.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Overview\|url=https://comsoc.ca/get-involved\|access-date=2020-08-16\|website=Smith Commerce Society\|language=en-US}}</ref> In the 2012–2013 academic year, students raised over $400,000 through sponsorships and corporate partnerships. In the 2013–2014 academic year, two businesses operated by the Commerce Society generated a total of $143,500 in independent revenue.

	== Notable alumni ==<!-- Please add only alumni with a Misplaced Pages article: all other entries will be removed. -->		== Notable alumni ==<!-- Please add only alumni with a Misplaced Pages article: all other entries will be removed. -->
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Academic institute in Kingston, Ontario

Smith School of Business
Former name	Queen's School of Business
Type	Business school
Established	1919 (1919)
Affiliation	Queen's University
Dean	Wanda Costen
Academic staff	155
Undergraduates	1,950
Postgraduates	1,163
Doctoral students	52
Location	Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Colours	Blue and gold
Website	smith.queensu.ca

Smith School of Business (formerly Queen's School of Business) is a business school affiliated with Queen's University at Kingston. It is located at the university's Goodes Hall. Since July 2021, the school's dean has been Wanda Costen.

The School awards Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Executive MBA (EMBA), Accelerated MBA (AMBA), Master of Science in Management, (MSc) Master of Finance (MFin), Master of International Business (MIB), Master of Management Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MMIE), Master of Management in Artificial Intelligence (MMAI), Master of Management Analytics (MMA), Master of Digital Product Management (MDPM) and Ph.D. in Management degrees, as well as graduate diplomas in business (GDB)and accounting (GDA). The School also offers the Smith-Peking Double Degree in partnership with the Guanghua School of Management at Peking University and the Executive MBA Americas in partnership with the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University.

Smith School of Business is fully accredited by the AACSB (United States) and the EFMD (EQUIS) (Europe).

Naming

On October 1, 2015, the Queen's School of Business was renamed the Stephen J.R. Smith School of Business in recognition of a $50-million donation from Stephen J. R. Smith, a graduate of the Queen's University's Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. The donation is the largest gift ever made to a Canadian business school, growing the school's endowment from $54 million to $104 million. As of 2015, this will result in Smith being a close second in total endowment among Canadian business schools, next to only the Rotman School of Management.

History

Queen's University launched its undergraduate business program in 1919, making it the oldest Bachelor of Commerce in Canada. The first woman to earn an undergraduate business degree, Beatrice Eakins, graduated from the program in 1922 alongside six other students. The MBA program was launched in 1960. Queen's School of Business became its own faculty in 1963, with Lawrence MacPherson as the first dean. The school was accredited by the AACSB in 1998, and it was the first program in Ontario to be accredited by the AACSB.

Location

The majority of business classes are held in Goodes Hall. Opened in 2002, the building is named in honour of the family of Melvin Goodes, a Commerce ‘57 alumnus and former Chairman and CEO of Warner–Lambert. In September 2012, a significant expansion of Goodes Hall was completed, increasing the size of the building by 75,000 ft to a total of 188,000 ft. The expansion included new classrooms, breakout rooms, and 51 additional faculty offices.

The Smith School of Business opened its first foreign campus in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at the DIFC on May 25, 2007. Classes started in October 2007. The campus mainly hosts Queen's executive development programs.

SmithToronto is a teaching centre of the Smith School of Business outside of the Queen's University Campus, occupying the entire 30th floor of Simcoe Place at 200 Front Street West, in downtown Toronto. Established 24 years after the initiation of the school’s EMBA program in Toronto, SmithToronto encompasses 25,000 square feet of space, featuring classrooms, meeting rooms, staff offices, and special events spaces. It runs a range of programs including the Master of Finance, Master of Financial Innovation & Technology, Master of Management Analytics, and Master of Management in Artificial Intelligence. Additionally, three Boardroom Learning Centres, complete with interactive videoconference capabilities, serve the Executive and Accelerated MBA programs.

Reputation and rankings

Business School International Rankings
Global MBA Ranking
QS (2025)	94
Financial Times (2024)	62

The Smith School of Business ranked 1st nationally and 38th globally in highest number of graduates employed as Chief Executive Officers or equivalent in a Fortune Global 500 corporation. The MBA Class of 2019 had the highest total starting pay of any Canadian MBA program. Additionally, Smith has placed in national and international business school rankings.

4th business school in Canada by Bloomberg.
4th business school in Canada by Maclean's.

Canadian MBA Alliance

The school is also a founding member of the Canadian MBA Alliance which was created in 2013. All six members of the alliance rank among the world’s top 100 schools, according to their participation in key rankings – Financial Times, Business Week, and The Economist.

Research

During the 2018–2019 academic year, Smith faculty published 44 articles in academic journals, 14 of which were ranked in the Financial Times’ 50 top-tier journals.

Notable alumni

Undergraduate

Bachelor of Commerce

Chris Viehbacher, former CEO, Sanofi, former Chairman, Genzyme
Douglas Peters, former Chief Economist, Toronto-Dominion Bank, former Secretary of State, Government of Canada
Earle McLaughlin, former president, Royal Bank of Canada
Gordon Nixon, former CEO, Royal Bank of Canada
John Stackhouse, Senior Vice President, Office of the CEO, Royal Bank of Canada, former Editor-in-Chief, The Globe and Mail
Kimbal Musk, co-founder, Zip2, Big Green
Melvin Goodes, former CEO, Warner-Lambert
Neil Pasricha, best-selling author and public speaker

Graduate

MBA

Andrew Lue, defensive back, Canadian Football League
Christine Robinson, Canadian Olympic water polo player
David Radler, former president, Ravelston Corporation
Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny, Canadian Olympic sprint canoeist
Greg Douglas, Canadian Olympic sailor
Lee Parkhill, Canadian Olympic sailor
Maryann Turcke, COO, National Football League, former president, Bell Media
Megan Lukan, Canadian Olympic rugby sevens player
Michele Romanow, co-founder and President, Clearbanc, Dragon, Dragon's Den
Nik Nanos, founder, Nanos Research

Executive MBA

Benoît Huot, Canadian Paralympic swimmer
Jeremiah Brown, Canadian Olympic rower
Kelly McCrimmon, GM, Vegas Golden Knights, owner, Brandon Wheat Kings

MMIE

Martha McCabe, Canadian Olympic swimmer

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