Brendan Calder

Professor of Management
Entrepreneur in Residence

Degrees:

B.Math , University of Waterloo
Attended Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School

Email:

Send an email to Brendan Calder

Personal Website:

http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/gettingitdone/

Bio

Brendan Calder is a Professor of Management and the Entrepreneur in Residence and Chair of Desautels Centre for Integrative Thinking at Rotman where he conducts the award-winning course, GettingItDone®. He was the founding Chair of the Rotman International Centre for Pension Management. He also serves as the Director of EllisDon Construction, Haventree Bank and FirstService Corp. Brendan served as the Chair, President and CEO of CIBC Mortgages from 1995 to 2000. He also served as Chair of TIFF and of the Peter F. Drucker Canadian Foundation.

Follow me: @BrendanCalder

Other Info

Lives with long-time sweetheart Mary and has daughters Kate(with Ben&Sonny)& Tess(with Pauly), both pretty AND smart. Does Mountains,Motorcycles,Movies.

Academic Positions

2001-present

Professor , Rotman School of Management
2001

Executive Director, MBA Programs, Rotman School of Management
2002-present

Faculty: GettingItDone 2nd yr MBA course, Rotman School of Management
2001-present

Entrepreneur in Residence, Rotman School of Management
2006-2008

Faculty: Bridge to Business, Rotman School of Management
2008

Faculty: Omnium MBA, Rotman School of Management
2003-present

Chair, Marcel Desautels Centre for Integrative Thinking
2002-2015

Director/Dean's rep, Impact Consulting Group
2010-2013

Founding Board Member, FinSerAdvBd/ Rotman School of Management
2004- 2008

Founding Chair, Int'l Centre for Pension Management
2016-2017

Academic Mentor, Flexible Internship Program
2013-present

Board Member, Johnston Ctre/Clarkson Ctre/Rotman School
2013-2017

Founder/Board Member, CreativeDestructionLab
2001-present

Champion of All Things Rotman,
2012-2017

Faculty, Creative Destruction Lab, Rotman School of Management
2010-2012

Faculty: Social CRM program, Rotman School of Management
2010-2015

Faculty: The Next 36 program, Rotman School of Management
2003-present

Senior Fellow, , Massey College

Non-Academic Positions

1996-2000

Chair, President and CEO, CIBC Mortgages
1988-1996

President/Co-founder & Significant Shareholder, FirstLine Trust Company
1983-1988

President, Director & Significant Shareholder , Counsel Corporation/Counsel Trust; Counsel Life, DirecTrust
1980-1983

President, CEO & Director, Fidelity Trust
1978-1980

Executive VP, Canadian Realty Investors
1969-1978

General Manager, Director & Significant Shareholder , Canavest House (TSX member firm)

Research and Teaching Interests

General Management

Honors and Awards

2006-2019

Excellence in Teaching, Rotman School of Mngt
2012

Fellow, Royal Canadian Geographic Society
1979

Fellow, Canadian Securities Institute
1983

Fellow, Canadian Trusts Institute
2004

Initial Inductee, Mortgage Hall of Fame
2003

Presidents' Circle, U of Toronto
2003

Arbor Award, U of Toronto
2006

ICD.D, Institute of Corporate Directors
2012

Faculty of Mathematics Alumni Achievement Award, University of Waterloo
2013

Inaugural Claudia 'helluvaguy' Award, Next36
2015

Master Effectiveness Leader, ReddinGlobal

Professional Affiliations/Memberships

Director, Haventree Bank
Co-Founder, Mortgage Centre Canada/MCC
Past Board Member, Mabin School
Director, EllisDon Corporation
Director, FirstService Corporation
Past Director, Equity Finacial Trust Co
Past Director, Canada's Top 40 under 40
Past Judge, Donner Awards
Past Director, CIBC Insurance Inc.
Past Chair, CIBC Mortgages Inc.
Past Chair, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival Group
Past Director, Colliers International Mortgage Corporation
Past Director, WSIB
Past Chair, Coventree Capital
Past Chair, Custom Direct Income Fund
Past Director, Canadiana Financial
Past Director, ClearPoint Business Resources
Past Director, FiLogix Inc.
Past Director, First International Asset Management
Past Director, The Franchise Company
Past Director, iOwn Inc.
Past Director, Hammond Manufacturing
Past Chair, Peter F. Drucker Canadian Foundation
Past Director, Shred-it Inc
Past Chair, WirelessMoney Inc.
Member & Past RVP Canada, World Presidents Organization
Advisor for the Office of the Auditor General, Canada
Founding Chair, McLuhan Festival of the Future
Member & Past Chapter Chair, Young Presidents Organization
Founding Member, National Angel Organization
Member & Past Director, The National Club
Big Brother - 1975-82
Past Director, CNIB Ontario

Brendan Calder

Brendan Calder

Bio

Other Info

Academic Positions

Professor , Rotman School of Management

Executive Director, MBA Programs, Rotman School of Management

Faculty: GettingItDone 2nd yr MBA course, Rotman School of Management

Entrepreneur in Residence, Rotman School of Management

Faculty: Bridge to Business, Rotman School of Management

Faculty: Omnium MBA, Rotman School of Management

Chair, Marcel Desautels Centre for Integrative Thinking

Director/Dean's rep, Impact Consulting Group

Founding Board Member, FinSerAdvBd/ Rotman School of Management

Founding Chair, Int'l Centre for Pension Management

Academic Mentor, Flexible Internship Program

Board Member, Johnston Ctre/Clarkson Ctre/Rotman School

Founder/Board Member, CreativeDestructionLab

Champion of All Things Rotman,

Faculty, Creative Destruction Lab, Rotman School of Management

Faculty: Social CRM program, Rotman School of Management

Faculty: The Next 36 program, Rotman School of Management

Senior Fellow, , Massey College

Non-Academic Positions

Chair, President and CEO, CIBC Mortgages

President/Co-founder & Significant Shareholder, FirstLine Trust Company

President, Director & Significant Shareholder , Counsel Corporation/Counsel Trust; Counsel Life, DirecTrust

President, CEO & Director, Fidelity Trust

Executive VP, Canadian Realty Investors

General Manager, Director & Significant Shareholder , Canavest House (TSX member firm)

Research and Teaching Interests

Honors and Awards

Excellence in Teaching, Rotman School of Mngt

Fellow, Royal Canadian Geographic Society

Fellow, Canadian Securities Institute

Fellow, Canadian Trusts Institute

Initial Inductee, Mortgage Hall of Fame

Presidents' Circle, U of Toronto

Arbor Award, U of Toronto

ICD.D, Institute of Corporate Directors

Faculty of Mathematics Alumni Achievement Award, University of Waterloo

Inaugural Claudia 'helluvaguy' Award, Next36

Master Effectiveness Leader, ReddinGlobal

Professional Affiliations/Memberships

Director, Haventree Bank

Co-Founder, Mortgage Centre Canada/MCC

Past Board Member, Mabin School

Director, EllisDon Corporation

Director, FirstService Corporation

Past Director, Equity Finacial Trust Co

Past Director, Canada's Top 40 under 40

Past Judge, Donner Awards

Past Director, CIBC Insurance Inc.

Past Chair, CIBC Mortgages Inc.

Past Chair, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival Group

Past Director, Colliers International Mortgage Corporation

Past Director, WSIB

Past Chair, Coventree Capital

Past Chair, Custom Direct Income Fund

Past Director, Canadiana Financial

Past Director, ClearPoint Business Resources

Past Director, FiLogix Inc.

Past Director, First International Asset Management

Past Director, The Franchise Company

Past Director, iOwn Inc.

Past Director, Hammond Manufacturing

Past Chair, Peter F. Drucker Canadian Foundation

Past Director, Shred-it Inc

Past Chair, WirelessMoney Inc.

Member & Past RVP Canada, World Presidents Organization

Advisor for the Office of the Auditor General, Canada

Founding Chair, McLuhan Festival of the Future

Member & Past Chapter Chair, Young Presidents Organization

Founding Member, National Angel Organization

Member & Past Director, The National Club

Big Brother - 1975-82

Past Director, CNIB Ontario