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Abi Sriharan
Masters Certificate in Healthcare Management
Abi Sriharan (D.Phil, Oxford) is an internationally recognized management scholar and thought leader in strategic human resources and talent management. She is currently a Senior Scientist and Research Director at the Krembil Centre for Health Management and Leadership. Before joining Schulich ExecEd and the Schulich School of Business, she was a faculty member at the University of Toronto and the Northeast Ohio Medical University. She has over 15 years of executive experience in the health and financial sectors in Canada and the USA. Her research focuses on the talent management issues related high-performance workforce. Her research is funded by the Canadian Institute for Health Research, Associated Medical Services, Social Science and Humanities Research Council. Her work has been covered in well-known media outlets, including the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, CTV News, and Global TV. She has received awards for her research from the Global Alliance for Medical Education, the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Civic Engagement from the University of Oxford, and the President’s Award from the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions. In 2022, she was named a Connaught Global Scholar for her research on AI and the future of work in the health sector. Dr. Sriharan has designed and delivered executive education and graduate education programs on complex systems, leadership and talent management in Canada, the US, the UK, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, China, Turkey, and Egypt. In recognition of her teaching leadership, in 2021, she received the Eugene Stuart Program Leadership Award from the University of Toronto. Dr. Sriharan also has 15 years of extensive global experience in serving on the board of and advising the management teams of health sector organizations and multinational agencies.
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Adam Pekarsky
Change Management, General Management
Recruitment and Retention
Change Management, General Management
Adam has been recruiting executives and working in management topics across Canada for over 20 years. He holds an LLB from the University of Alberta and a BA from Tufts University in Boston, where he graduated summa cum laude.
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Adrian Borys
Marketing
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Adriana Greenblatt
People Leadership
Masters Certificate in Adult Training and Development
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Aileen Nandy
Professional Graduate Certificate in Business Product Design
Aileen (she/her, pronounced ‘eh-lean’) is a seasoned digital product & strategy leader based in Toronto. Across more than 20 years of experience, she’s led Mattel Canada’s digital transformation, launched Canada’s first new telco in more than a decade and taught the Ladies’ Home Journal editorial staff how to use Twitter.
More recently, she’s led a boutique consultancy supporting diverse clients in applying a user-centred approach to strategy and product for financial services, utilities, and clinical trial solutions. Her proudest achievement isn’t any single product but the opportunities she’s had to change the way people think at work. View Profile -
Ajay K. Sirsi
Marketing, Sales
Schulich Mini-MBA: Physician Business Leadership Program, Strategic Branding in the Digital Age: Building, Communicating, and Revitalizing Your Brand, Schulich Mini-MBA: Essentials of Management
Marketing, Sales
Ajay K. Sirsi is a marketing professor at the Schulich School of Business at York University, where he teaches marketing management, market research, marketing and sales strategies, branding, and marketing communications at the executive, masters, and undergraduate level. He is also a facilitator at the Schulich ExecEd. Ajay is the author of many books, including: Marketing: A Roadmap to Success, A Manual for Instructors for Marketing A Roadmap to Success, Marketing Led – Sales Driven: How Successful Businesses Use the Power of Marketing Plans and Sales Execution to Win in the Marketplace, Marketing: Real People, Real Decisions. His latest work, Customer Segmentation, is in progress. Sirsi has also contributed many articles that have appeared in prominent academic and practitioner journals such as the Journal of Consumer Research, Canadian Journal of Marketing Research, the Journal of Health Care Marketing, the Journal of Hospital Marketing, the Journal of Professional Services Marketing, and Marketing magazine. He is a recipient of the prestigious Robert Ferber Award and the award for best article published in the Journal of Consumer Research. Sirsi has also presented his work at numerous international conferences. Sirsi has undertaken both consulting and educational activities for FT Global 500 corporations in the United States, Canada, Bermuda, Brazil, China, France, India, Japan and Korea in the areas of developing business and marketing strategy, sales execution, building brand equity, customer needs assessment, customer satisfaction and service quality, new product development, customer segmentation, and sales training. A partial list of his clients includes Baxter, Bayer, Bombardier, International Paper, Manulife Financial, Purolator, Royal Bank, StarTech.com, Tetra Pak, and TELUS.
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Alan Kay
Coaching and Collaboration, Marketing
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Alan Kennedy
General Management, Strategic Leadership
Certificate in Strategic Business Planning and Buy-In, Management 1: The New Managers Course
General Management, Strategic Leadership
Alan is a recognized expert and consultant on strategy planning and communication, having taught thousands of managers since 1992. He is the author of The Alpha Strategies, Understanding Strategy, Risk, and Values in Any Organization. Alan is a lawyer by training and Honour Roll Member of the Canadian Association of Management Consultants. He was Senior Vice President-General Counsel and a board member for Oxford Development Group and for Campeau Corporation. Alan has extensive governance experience.
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Alan Williams
Project Management
Masters Certificate in Project Management
Project Management
Alan Williams retired from the federal government after 25 years of operational management. During this time, he developed extensive experience in the Project Management of Advanced Communication and Electronic Equipment, specializing in Procurement and Risk. He has been an instructor with the Schulich ExecEd’s, Masters Certificate in Project Management Program for 12 years. Alan holds a BA (Hons), and has extensive additional management training in Project Management, Risk, HR and Communication. He has completed a number of senior management programs in Project Management, including the Masters Certificate in Project Management, and he is a Project Management Professional (PMP). He is currently completing his MBA.
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Aleem Visram
Big Data and Analytics, Marketing
Big Data and Analytics, Marketing
Aleem has experience in Marketing Management at several Global Fortune 100 Companies, including Pfizer, American Express, Kraft, Novartis and Tata. He worked on the largest new product launch at Kraft Canada and has won the Canadian Marketing Association (CMA) Award for best overall marketing campaign. Aleem won the Schulich School of Business Teaching Excellence Award in his first semester of teaching and was nominated in the Top 10 Faculty four times. He was appointed as Assistant Director at the Schulich Centre for Teaching Excellence, responsible for training new faculty. Aleem has a background in Marketing and Brand Management, New Product Development, Social Media and Consumer Behaviour.
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Alessandro Lanteri
Big Data and Analytics, Technology
Big Data and Analytics, Technology
Alessandro Lanteri is professor of Strategy and Innovation at ESCP Business School, he also teaches in executive programs for Saïd Business School of Oxford University and London Business School. An expert educator, Alessandro helps executives and students navigate turbulent ecosystems and seize the opportunities of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. He is in demand for his expertise in digital transformation and strategic foresight. Alessandro works with multinationals, governments, International Organizations, startups and family businesses across five continents. He holds a PhD from Erasmus University Rotterdam, a master’s degree from Bocconi and also studied at NYU, Oxford, MIT, Stanford and Harvard. His regularly writes for top international publishers, including Harvard Business Review and MIT Technology Review outlets and Forbes. His latest book CLEVER. The Six Strategic Drivers for the Fourth Industrial Revolution became a no.1 Amazon bestseller. His next book, “Innovating with Impact,” will be published in 2022 by The Economist.
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Alex Gill
Public Sector
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Alex Lowy
Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Strategic Leadership
Certificate in Strategic Agility
Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Strategic Leadership
Alex is an internationally renowned management instructor specializing in the creation of innovative work processes and information systems. Alex specializes in strategic problem solving and critical thinking skills and is the author of three best-selling publications in the field.
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Alex Zlatin
Schulich Mini-MBA: Dentist Business Leadership Program
Alex Zlatin helps struggling dental professionals take control of their practices and reach the next level of success with responsible leadership strategies. Leveraging over 13 years of management and consulting experience, he empowers organizations to become more productive and profitable based on the belief that successful businesses establish a genuine connection with employees, stakeholders, customers, and vendors. His passion for strategic management and business leadership began with earning a B.Sc. in Technology Management at HIT in Israel, after which he attended Edinburgh Business School to earn his MBA. Upon graduating from Heriot-Watt University in 2012, Alex immigrated with his wife Karina to Winnipeg, MB, Canada, where he first joined Maxim Software Systems as the Director of Operations. After working with the company for several years in different capacities, he rose to his current position of CEO. Alex volunteers his time and expertise to various professional organizations, such as serving on the Advisory Board for AMBAC (Association of MBAs in Canada), as a business mentor to young entrepreneurs for Futurepreneur Canada, and launching his own organization, Dental Office Managers Association of Canada.
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Alexandra Campbell
Marketing
Marketing
Alexandra Campbell is a professor of marketing at Schulich and has taught as a visiting professor in Mexico and France. Her consulting experience spans both the manufacturing and service sectors working for companies such as Imperial Oil, Allergan Optical, Bell Canada, Manufacturers Life and Toronto Hydro among others. Her research in the area of buyer-supplier relationships and CRM has been published in leading academic and managerial journals.
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