Beatrix Dart
Bio
Beatrix Dart is a Professor of Strategy, Academic Director of Experiential & Global Learning and the Executive Director of the Initiative for Women in Business. Beatrix teaches courses in Management Consulting and Corporate Strategy, in particular the development of growth strategies for international companies. She joined Rotman in 2000 following a successful career with McKinsey & Company, and served as the Academic Director and Associate Dean for Executive Degree Programs until 2015. In addition, she is a corporate director for EllisDon, and chairs the steering committee for The 30% Club in Canada.
Academic Positions
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2008 -2015
Associate Dean, Executive Degree Programs, Rotman School
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2007 - current
Executive Director, Initiative for Women in Business, Rotman School
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2000 - current
Professor of Strategic Management, University of Toronto
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2000 - 2015
Academic Director, Executive MBA Programs, University of Toronto
Non-Academic Positions
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2010-2012
Advisory Board Member , Rogers Women Network
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2016-current
Board of Directors, Greenwood Junior College
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2015-current
Chair, Steering Committee, The 30% Club Canada
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2009 - 2013
Board of Governors, Branksome Hall
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2012-current
Advisory board member, Institute for Leadership, Switzerland
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2006 - current
Corporate Board Director, EllisDon
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2005 - 2008
Board member, Executive MBA Council
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1995 - 2000
Management Consultant, McKinsey&Co.
Research and Teaching Interests
Dr. Dart is the architect of Rotman's One-Year Executive MBA and the Omnium, Global Executive MBA. She served as the Associate Dean, Executive Degree Programs, and Academic Director of Rotman's Executive Degree programs until 2015. As part of her role, she was responsible for program design, admission, and faculty selection. Beatrix teaches Management Consulting and Corporate Strategy courses, in particular the development of growth strategies for international companies. She joined the Rotman School of Management in 2000 following a successful career with McKinsey & Company in London, Zurich and Toronto where she focused on serving international Fortune 500 companies in Europe and North America. As an accomplished consultant, her strategic advice is sought-after by many companies she counseled over the last years.
Beatrix is also the Executive Director for Rotman's Initiative for Women in Business, advancing women in management and chairing the Steering Committee of The 30% Club Canada, supporting initiatives to fill the pipeline of senior women in companies. She has been awarded Canada's Most Powerful Women Top 100 (2016), and Canada's Top 25 Influential Women Award (2013). She is frequently invited to present her insights to conferences, panels, and media.
Further accomplishments include current board member of EllisDon, one of Canada's largest construction companies, as well as numerous not-for-profit board positions over the last years. A Swiss-German native and graduate of Germany's University of Konstanz, Beatrix completed a Ph.D. in Economics concurrent with a second Master degree in Information Science. She received a Master in Economics from the University of Konstanz.
Honors and Awards
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2017
Professor of the Year, Rotman School
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2016
WXN Top 100 Award, Canada's Most Powerful Women
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2013
Top 25 Women of Influence Award, Canada
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2012
Bud Fackler Lifetime Achievement Award, EMBA Council
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2012
WomenWorthWatching Award, Diversity Journal
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2010
TIAW World of Difference Award, The International Alliance for Women
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2010, 2012
Excellence in Teaching Award, Rotman School
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2007
Conference Chair, EMBA Council
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2006
Research Chair, EMBA Council
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2006
Honorary member, CWC
Professional Affiliations/Memberships
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Academy of Management
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Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada
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International Biometric Society
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International Women Forum
Academic / Professional Service
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2016-2017
Chair, Women in Business Steering Committee, Ontario Government, MCIT
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2015- 2016
Rotman Equity and Diversity Initiative, Rotman