Our Faculty

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.

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.

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. Alan is a partner with Gibson Kennedy & Company, a Toronto consulting firm.

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. Upon retirement, he established AJW Project Management and Consulting Inc. through which he has provided assistance to a number of public and private organizations in various projects. 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.

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.

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.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Strategic Leadership

Alex is an internationally renowned management instructor specializing in the creation of innovative work processes and information systems. As co-founder of The Transcend Strategy Group, a global strategy consulting firm with headquarters in Toronto and San Jose, Alex specializes in strategic problem solving and critical thinking skills, and is the author of three best-selling publications in the field.

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.

General Management

Ali is a Partner at Owens Wright LLP, practicing corporate law and real estate law. Ali has developed unique expertise in the intersection of real estate and corporate law, serving the legal needs of dentists at every stage of their career. Whether it be starting their first practice, expanding their portfolio as an investor dentist, or planning their retirement transition and selling their practice for the best value. Ali completed his law degree at Osgoode Hall Law School and his MBA at the Schulich School of Business. Prior to law school, Ali completed a Bachelor of Business Administration and gained valuable insight in marketing and strategic management while working at a Fortune 50 multinational corporation in both Toronto and Montreal. Ali brings a wealth of diverse business and legal experience to his joint corporate and real estate practice at Owens Wright and strives to serve his clients’ needs to the best of his ability every day. Ali is fluent in French and Persian.

Healthcare

Alison began her entrepreneurial journey by opening a multi-disciplinary healthcare clinic called Canopy in 2011. Running and owning a small business taught her the foundations of business along with a deep empathy for the life of a small business owner. In 2014, she and co-founder Trevor Johnston, launched a new business called Jane, a software application built originally for Canopy that offers online booking and electronic charting capabilities. It is now being used by more than 50,000 practitioners around the world to run their clinics. Alison continues to lead this tech company as co-CEO with a team of 180 staff.