Business
People
Big ideas are his business
Mark Godsy. LLB’82, has built several companies and he has developed a formula for the process. Team up with smart people who have ideas for making the world better in some way and do everything you can to help them succeed.
Society
Pressing for environmental change – from the inside
Yalmaz Siddiqui, BCom’92, the vice-president of environmental sustainability for the Walt Disney Company, reflects on almost 30 years of promoting sustainability in senior corporate roles, and on facing skepticism from business colleagues (in the early going) and environmental activists (more recently).
People
A marriage of art and technology
Chloë Ryan is an artist, a McGill-trained engineer, and the CEO/founder of Acrylic Robotics. Her company plans to partner with artists to make high-quality reproductions of their work – right down to the brushstrokes – by using robots and AI. The goal is to help artists find new markets for their creations.
People
New Board chair motivated to make a difference
Maryse Bertrand, BCL’80, the new chair of McGill’s Board of Governors, brings a varied legal and corporate background to the role. She will climb a mountain for a good cause (and we mean that literally).
Discovery
A research lab that looks like a dep (because it is a dep)
The Retail Innovation Lab is a handy spot on campus for McGillians looking to grab a quick snack between classes. A partnership between McGill’s Bensadoun School of Retail Management and Couche-Tard, it is also the site for research examining consumer behaviour and other aspects of retail operations.
People
Not the CEO from central casting (and he sees that as a strength)
Éric Lachance, BCom’96, might not be the sort of charismatic extrovert that we typically associate with the role of CEO, but the McGill alum who heads the Quebec energy giant Énergir insists there is more than one approach to effective leadership. He is putting that to the test as he leads his company on a greener path forward.
People
Affordable student housing is his specialty
Werkliv founder Daniel Goodfellow, BSc’07, is a real estate developer with a very specific focus – student housing. He is out to make a profit, but he is also committed to an approach that emphasizes reasonable rents and sustainable practices.
People
Why your next couch might come in a box
Frédéric Aubé, BA’21, remembers what it's like to struggle with a bulky couch on a steep staircase on moving day in Montreal. It's one of the reasons he started Cozey, Canada’s first sofa-in-a-box e-commerce company.
People
How a Montreal company is reinventing tutoring
On his first day as a student at McGill’s Faculty of Education, Philip Cutler, BEd’13, demonstrated his entrepreneurial streak. He asked his classmates if they’d give him a cut for every student he found for them to tutor. Now his company Paper, which he co-founded with Roberto Cipriani, BSc’08, is one of the largest tutoring services in the […]
People
An “Amazon” for buying used cars
Dan Park, BCom’03, and his team at Clutch plan to make it as easy to buy a used car as it is to order a pizza online. And in the process, they want to disrupt an industry known for its old-fashioned and sometimes dodgy ways.
Society
Telemedicine company inspires alumni hiring initiative
Anna Chif became interested in virtual healthcare after in-person trips to the doctor for prescription refills made caring for her ailing grandmother more difficult. Chif co-founded Dialogue, a Canadian telemedicine company, in 2016, only four years after graduating from McGill with a Bachelor of Commerce.
People
A home away from home
It all started with a student who wanted to sublet his apartment in the McGill Ghetto. It grew into a business that is valued at more than $1 billion. Meet Francis Davidson, the former McGill student who co-founded Sonder.