Role: President
Academic specialization | Targeted industry: Strategy and Leadership | Consulting
Currently reading: “The Master and Margarita” – Elena S. Bulgakova and Mikhail Bulgakov
Favourite book and why: “The Alice Network” – Kate Quinn. I’m a big fan of espionage and savvy female leads who find a way to overcome significant adversity. Not only that, but a story where the pace of the plot is appropriately matched with the depth explored of the characters and their development. I picked this book up at a local bookstore while en route to Montreal and finished it along the way – perhaps you’ll enjoy it on the way to your next adventure as well!
Role: VP Finance
Academic specialization | Targeted industry: JD/MBA | Business Law, Private Equity, and/or Corporate Real Estate
Currently reading: “The Story of Art” – E. H. Gombrich
Favourite book and why: “Les Miserables” – Victor Hugo. I saw the musical first and fell in love with the book afterwards because of the depth and detail.
Role: VP Industry Relations
Academic specialization | Targeted industry: JD/MBA | Corporate Law
Currently reading: “Hamnet” – Maggie O’Farrell
Favourite book and why: “Flights” – Olga Tokarczuk. This was the first book that I recall eliciting a deep, emotive response; I read it in London, my first time living abroad, and the ruminations on change and motion and travel depicted through a series of fragmented narratives were incredibly moving. “Nutshell” by Ian McEwan gets an honourable mention for being equal parts bizarre and captivating, a dark-humoured tale of a murder plot told from the perspective of a fetus.
Role: VP Operations
Academic specialization | Targeted industry: MBA 2025, specializing in Finance
Currently reading: “Wildflower” – Drew Barrymore
Favourite book and why: “The Kite Runner” – Khaled Hosseini. It’s such a beautiful story with power underlying messages of betrayal and redemption, and great insights into Afghan culture.
Role: VP Marketing
Academic specialization | Targeted industry: MBA 2025, specializing in Marketing
Currently reading: “The Book of Form and Emptiness” – Ruth Ozeki
Favourite book and why: “People of Paper” – Salvador Plascencia. I would consider “People of Paper” a Frankenstein’s literary monster made from all the best parts of Borges, Marquez, Calvino, and Vonnegut. I particularly love how Plascencia plays with form and blurs the boundaries between reader, character, and author. It’s a weird little book for sure – I swear there are moments you’ll find yourself quite literally tasting the book. But beneath the flashy use of magical realism and the surreal are interlocking stories of heartbreak that are addictive and it’s been my favourite since the first time I read it.