The Entrepreneurship Council exists to help further the vision and aims of the IFE at the Richard Ivey School of Business. It acts as a powerful and visible body of leadership, influence and support within the constituencies the Institute serves.
The Entrepreneurship Council has five principal functions:
1. Advise the Institute, through the Executive Director, on issues that have the most significant impact on the accomplishment of the Institute’s vision and strategy; assist in the development of and on-going review of the Institute’s long-term planning and special initiatives; represent the interests and needs of the entrepreneurial community to the Institute and School.
2. Communicate, endorse and advocate the Institute’s interests to external constituencies such as the greater business community, to raise its profile as a leading entrepreneurial education provider, and to engender support and understanding of its goals.
3. Assist the Institute in meeting its financial development goals.
4. Act as a confidential sounding board to the Executive Director on issues pertaining to the advancement of the Institute and the achievement of its vision.
5. Evaluate the performance of the Institute on the progress toward achievement of its overall goals and objectives on an annual basis.
David Wright,* HBA ’83 - Council Chair
Agora Consulting Partners Inc
Ian Aitken, HBA ’87
Pembroke Management Ltd
David Anyon, EMBA ’97
Corporate Advisor & Director
Bruce Barker*
Bennett Jones LLP
Andrew Barnicke, HBA ’83
DTZ Barnicke Investment Group
Michael Boyd,* MBA ’76
Corporate Advisor & Director
Ron Close, HBA ’81
Richard Ivey School of Business
Bob Dhillon, EMBA ’98
Mainstreet Equity Corp
Bill Di Nardo, HBA ’91
Eventi Capital Partners
Stephen Gunn, MBA ’81
Sleep Country Canada
James Hall, HBA ’71
James Hall Advisors Inc
Melinda Lehman, MBA ’94
Synecticsworld
Pierre Morrissette, MBA ’72
Pelmorex Media Inc
Eric Morse
Richard Ivey School of Business
Alexa Nick, MBA ’95
Customer Realities Group Inc, myPractice Canada Inc, myPractice LLC
Robert Peterman,* MBA ’02
TMX Group Inc
Larry Rosen, MBA ’81
Harry Rosen Inc
John Rothschild, MBA ’73
Prime Restaurants of Canada Inc
Paul Sabourin, MBA ’80
Polar Securities Inc
Stephen Suske, MBA ’77
Suske Capital Management
Stewart Thornhill*
Richard Ivey School of Business
Michael White, MBA ’00
IBK Capital Corporation
*Indicates Member of the Executive Committee
Ron Bresler, MBA ’83
BML Group
Greig Clark, HBA ’74
AAB Building Systems
Jeff Dossett, HBA ’83
AdventureLink Inc
John Eckert, MBA ’85
McLean Watson Capital Inc
David Ganong, MBA ’70
Ganong Bros Ltd
Anton Rabie, HBA ’94
Spin Master Ltd
Pierre Rivard, MBA ’83
MAGENN Power Inc