Team

Wendy Cukier, MA, MBA, PhD, DU (HC), LLD (HC), MSC

Founder & Academic Director
Professor, Entrepreneurship & Strategy

Dr. Wendy Cukier is one of Canada's leading experts in disruptive technologies, innovation processes and diversity. She has written more than 200 papers on technology, innovation and management and is coauthor of the bestseller “Innovation Nation: Canadian Leadership from Java to Jurassic Park.” She is the Founder of Ryerson University’s Diversity Institute, which she founded in 1999 and has led projects aimed at promoting the participation and advancement of underrepresented groups. Dr. Cukier has assisted organizations in becoming more inclusive through innovative programs such as DiversityLeads funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, which tracks the progress, impediments and evidenced-based strategies for promoting diversity in organizations.

• Dr. Robert Anderson,, external link Emeritus Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Regina
• Dr. Rupa Banerjee, Associate Professor of Human Resource Management, Ryerson University
• Clare Beckton, external link, CREWW-Carleton U, Carleton University, Carleton University
• Dr. Kristin Blakely, external link, Course Director, Department of Sociology, Glendon College, York University; Instructor, University of Toronto
• Dr. Candace Blayney, external link, Professor, Marketing, Mount Saint Vincent University
• Dr. Daniela Blettner,, external link Associate Professor of Strategy, Simon Fraser University
• Dr. Karen Blotnicky, external link, Associate Professor, Tourism & Hospitality Management, Mount Saint Vincent University
• Dr. Julie Cafley, external link, Executive Vice-President, Programs and Partnerships, Public Policy Forum
• Dr. Yolande Chan, external link, Associate Dean (Research & PhD/MSc Programs) and E. Marie Shantz Professor of IT Management, Smith School of Business - Queen's University
• Dr. Marie-Therese Chicha, external link, Professor, School of Industrial Relations, University of Montreal
• Dr. Elizabeth Evans, external link, Dean, Business and Communication Studies, Mount Royal University
• Dr. Suzanne Gagnon, external link, Great-West Life Chair in Leadership Education and Associate Professor, Leadership and Organization, Director, Institute for Leadership Development, University of Manitoba - Asper School of Business
• Dr. Thomas Gegenhuber, external link, opens in new window, Junior professorship of Business Management, In Paticular Digital Transformation, Leuphana University
• Dr. Abby Goodrum, external link, Professor and Program Coordinator, User Experience Design, Wilfred Laurier University
• Dr. Kenneth Grant, Associate Professor, Entrepreneurship & Strategy, Ted Rogers School of Management
• Dr. Mary Han, Associate Professor, Entrepreneurship and Strategy and Director, Council of International Research and Teaching, Ted Rogers School of Management
• Dr. Patricia Hewlin, external link, Associate Professor, Organizational Behaviour and Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs, McGill University
• Dr. Jaigris Hodson, external link, Assistant Professor and Program Head - Interdisciplinary Studies, Royal Roads University
• Dr. Jack Jedwab,, external link Executive Vice-President, Association for Canadian Studies
• Dr.  Sarah Kaplan, external link, Director, Institute for Gender and the Economy, University of Toronto
• Dr. Mary Kilfoil, external link, Acting Director, Academic Lead for the Starting Lean Initiative, Dalhousie University - Norman Newman Centre for Entrepreneurship
• Dr. Andre Laplume, Associate Professor, Entrepreneurship and Strategy, Ted Rogers School of Management
• Dr. Howard Lin, Professor, Global Management Studies, Ted Rogers School of Management
• Dr.  Sarah Lubik, external link, Director of Entrepreneurship , Simon Fraser University
• Dr. Robert Luke, external link, Vice President, Research and Innovation, OCADU
• Dr. Lauren McNamara, external link, Research Director, CEO, Recess Project, and Research Associate, Ryerson Diversity Institute
• Dr.  Norah McRae, external link, Associate Provost, Co-operative and Experiential Education, University of Waterloo
• Dr.  Catherine Middleton, Director (Interim) of Information Technology Management, Ryerson University
• Dr.  Horatio Morgan, Associate Professor of Global Management, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University
• Dr. Ed Ng, external link, opens in new window, Professor; F.C. Manning Chair in Economics and Business, Dalhousie University - Rowe School of Business
• Dr.  Charlene Nicholls-Nixon, Director, Entrepreneurship Research Institute (ERI), Associate Professor, Entrepreneurship and Strategy,Ryerson University
• Dr. Pamela Palmater, Chair in Indigenous Governance, Department of Politics & Public Administration, Ryerson University
• Dr. Diana Parry, external link, Professor and Associate Vice-President Human Rights, Equity and Inclusion, University of Waterloo
• Dr. Pushkala Prasad, external link, Professor of Management, Zankel Chair, Department of Management & Business, Skidmore College
• Dr. Jeffrey Reitz, external link,  R.F. Harney Professor and Director of the Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies Program, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto
• Dr. Michael Roy, external link, Professor of Economic Sociology and Social Policy, Glasgow Caledonian University
• Dr. Tania Saba, opens in new window, BMO Chair in Diversity and Governance, Université de Montréal
• Dr. Francine Schlosser, external link, opens in new window, Professor of Entrepreneurship, Executive Director, Entrepreneurship, Practice, and Innovation Centre, University of Windsor
• Denise Shortt, external link, Vice President, Industry Development, Diversity & Inclusion, Information Technology Association of Canada
• Dr.  Malinda Smith, external link, Full Professor, Arts and Political Science, University of Alberta
• Dr. Kevin Stolarick, external link, Associate Director and Research Associate, OCADU
• Dr. Sui Sui, Associate Professor, Global Management Studies, Ted Rogers School of Management
• Dr. Jawad Syed, external link, Dean and Professor of Organizational Behaviour, Suleman Dawood School of Business, Lahore University of Management Sciences
• Dr. Susan Trenholm, external link, Professor of Business in the Department of Management, King’s College University of London
• Dr. Jutta Treviranus, external link, Director, Inclusive Design Research Centre (IDRC), Professor - Faculty of Design, OCADU
• Valerie Fox, Chief Innovation Officer, The Pivotal Point, external link
• Dr. Anil Verma, external link, Director, Centre of Industrial Relations & HR, Professor of Industrial Relations and HR Management, University of Toronto - Joseph L. Rotman School of Management
• Dr. Natalia Vershinina, external link, Professor of Business and Society, Audencia Business School
• Dr. Margaret Yap, Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources Management, Ryerson University