Richard C. Powers
Bio
Richard Powers is the National Academic Director, Directors Education Program and Governance Essentials Program. Rick recently completed a 5-year term as the Associate Dean and Executive Director of the Rotman MBA and Master of Finance Programs. A recipient of numerous teaching awards, Rick’s areas of expertise include corporate governance, ethics, business and corporate law and sports marketing. He also teaches in Rotman’s Executive MBA, OMNIUM, MBA and Executive Education Programs. He is a director of several not-for-profit organizations and frequently comments on legal and governance issues in various media across Canada.
Academic Positions
| 2005-2008 | Assistant Dean and Executive Director, MBA Programs; Rotman School of Management |
| 2004-2009 | Academic Director, Directors Education Program, Not-For-Profit Governance Essentials Program; Rotman School |
| 1992-present | Senior Lecturer; Rotman School of Management |
| 2000-2005 | Vice Chair, Department of Mgmt.; UofT at Scarborough |
| 1994-2005 | Lecturer; York University |
| 1979-1986 | Adjunct Professor; Queen's University |
Non-Academic Positions
| 1990-1991 | Corporate Counsel;Honda Canada Inc. |
| 1986-1990 | Lawyer;Smith, Lyons, Torrance, Stephenson and Mayer (now Gowlings) |
Honors and Awards
| 2000-2005 | Teaching Excellence Awards; Rotman School of Management |
| 1999 | Teaching Award; UofT at Scarborough |
| | Alumni Service Award; Queen's University |
| | Rector of Queen's University |
| | Tricolour Award; Queen's University |
Other Info
After receiving his MBA and LLB from Queen's University, Rick worked as a corporate lawyer for Smith, Lyons, Torrance, Stevenson and Mayer (now Gowlings). He later served as Corporate Counsel for Honda Canada Inc., before joining The University of Toronto in 1992. A recipient of numerous teaching awards, Rick's areas of expertise include corporate governance, ethics, business and corporate law and sports marketing. Rick is an Academic Director of The Directors Education Program and the Not-For-Profit Governance Essentials Program (in partnership with the Institute of Corporate Directors' ICD). He also teaches in Rotman's Executive MBA, OMNIUM, MBA and Executive Education Programs. In the past he has been extensively involved in both the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Business Administration programs at The University of Toronto. Rick is currently completing his doctoral studies in Higher Education at The University of Toronto. He is a director of several not-for-profit organizations and frequently comments on legal and governance issues in various media across Canada.
Rick currently sits on the following Boards;
The CIS eLearning Consortium (Chair of Governance Comm.)
Canadian Merit Scholarship Foundation (Chair of Audit
Comm.)
Commonwealth Games Canada (Treasurer)
Rugby Canada (Vice-Chair)
St. Clement's School – Board of Governors
Queen's Alumni Review Editorial Board
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