Brendan Calder
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.
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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
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2001-present
Professor , Rotman School of Management
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2001
Executive Director, MBA Programs,
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2002-present
Faculty: GettingItDone 2nd yr MBA course,
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2001-present
Entrepreneur in Residence, Rotman School of Management
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2006-2008
Faculty:Bridge to Business,
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2008
Faculty:Omnium MBA,
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2003-present
Chair, Marcel Desautels Centre for Integrative Thinking
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2002-2015
Director/Dean's rep, Impact Consulting Group
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2010-2013
Founding Board Member, FinSerAdvBd
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2004- 2008
Founding Chair, Int'l Centre for Pension Management
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2016-2017
Academic Mentor, Flexible Internship Program
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2013-present
Board Member, Clarkson Ctre/Rotman School
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2013-2017
Board Member, CreativeDestructionLab
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2001-present
Champion of All Things Rotman,
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2012-2017
Faculty, Creative Destruction Lab,
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2010-2012
Faculty: Social CRM program,
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2010-2015
Faculty: The Next 36 program, Rotman School
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2003-present
Senior Fellow, Massey College ,
Non-Academic Positions
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1996-2000
Chair, President and CEO, CIBC Mortgages
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1988-1996
President/Co-founder & Significant Shareholder, FirstLine Trust Company
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1983-1988
President, Director & Significant Shareholder , Counsel Corporation/Counsel Trust; Counsel Life, DirecTrust
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1980-1983
President, CEO & Director, Fidelity Trust
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1978-1980
Executive VP, Canadian Realty Investors
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1969-1978
General Manager, Director & Significant Shareholder , Canavest House (TSX member firm)
Research and Teaching Interests
General Management
Honors and Awards
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2006-2017
Excellence in Teaching, Rotman School of Mngt
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1979
Fellow, Canadian Securities Institute
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1983
Fellow, Canadian Trusts Institute
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2004
Initial Inductee, Mortgage Hall of Fame
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2003
Presidents' Circle, U of Toronto
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2003
Arbor Award, U of Toronto
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2006
ICD.D, Institute of Corporate Directors
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2012
Faculty of Mathematics Alumni Achievement Award, University of Waterloo
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2013
Inaugural Claudia 'helluvaguy' Award,
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2015
Master Effectiveness Leader, ReddinGlobal
Professional Affiliations/Memberships
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Director, Haventree Bank
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Co-Founder, Mortgage Centre Canada/MCC
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Past Board Member, Mabin School
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Director, EllisDon Corporation
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Director, FirstService Corporation
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Past Director, Equity Finacial Trust Co
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Past Director, Canada's Top 40 under 40
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Judge, Donner Awards
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Past Director, CIBC Insurance Inc.
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Past Chair, CIBC Mortgages Inc.
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Past Chair, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival Group
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Past Director, Colliers International Mortgage Corporation
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Past Director, WSIB
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Past Chair, Coventree Capital
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Past Chair, Custom Direct Income Fund
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Past Director, Canadiana Financial
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Past Director, ClearPoint Business Resources
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Past Director, FiLogix Inc.
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Past Director, First International Asset Management
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Past Director, The Franchise Company
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Past Director, iOwn Inc.
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Past Director, Hammond Manufacturing
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Past Chair, Peter F. Drucker Canadian Foundation
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Past Director, Shred-it Inc
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Past Chair, WirelessMoney Inc.
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Member & Past RVP Canada, World Presidents Organization
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Advisor for the Office of the Auditor General, Canada
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Founding Chair, McLuhan Festival of the Future
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Member & Past Chapter Chair, Young Presidents Organization
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Founding Member, National Angel Organization
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Member & Past Director, The National Club
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Big Brother - 1975-82
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Past Director, CNIB Ontario