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April 18, 2024

Empowering Black Board Directors Through Governance Education

Directors College John Ware Fellows exemplify how formal studies can advance EDI on corporate boards.

Uma Gopinath
February 28, 2024

In Pursuit of Diversity in Tech

Metrolinx’s CIO and Directors College grad, Uma Gopinath, is a driving force in closing the gender gap in the male-dominated industry.

Sally Blackwell
February 21, 2024

Sally Blackwell on Leading With Collaboration and the Value of Life-Long Learning

Sally Blackwell shares reflections on her leadership journey, the importance of collaboration and key disruptors in the energy industry.

McMaster University Provost and Vice-President Academic Susan Tighe speaks with DeGroote School of Business Dean Khaled Hassanein.
February 20, 2024

McMaster Educators Share Insights Into Board Governance and Going Back to Class

Dean Khaled Hassanein and Provost Susan Tighe reflect on board governance education and their time in the Chartered Director Program.

July 27, 2023

Strengthening Corporate Board Governance Through an EDI Lens

Alectra ED&I Scholarship recipient seeks to make impact on corporate boards by leveraging DeGroote’s Directors College program.

Anju Virmani
March 31, 2023

Forging Her Own Path in the Boardroom: Early Adopter Anju Virmani

Anju Virmani (TDC ‘05) talks about her career as a woman in an emerging tech sector and the barriers and challenges she faced along the way.

February 6, 2023

Planning for Fundraising in an Unstable Environment

DeGroote's Knowledge Labs webinar explored how the fundraising industry can not only plan to survive, but also thrive.

October 13, 2022

Advancing Diversity in the Boardroom

John Ware Institute partners with The Directors College to help advance equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in boardrooms across Canada.

July 14, 2022

Speaking the Language of Directorship

Earl Davis explains how the Chartered Director Program has given him the ability to truly have his voice heard around the board table.

March 8, 2022

Use Your Voice: Leadership Advice for Women

For International Women’s Day, we spoke with Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward about being a woman in a prominent leadership role.

October 6, 2021

Courage In Directorship

Singh Dhillon turned to DeGroote School of Business’s The Directors College to learn to use his courage in a very different way.

September 14, 2021

Alectra establishes an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship with The Directors College

The scholarship offers racialized individuals an opportunity to attain governance education and certification, through The Directors College