Brendan Calder
Bio
Brendan Calder is a Professor Emeritus of Management at Rotman where he founded and co-conducted the award-winning course, GettingItDone®. He was the founding Chair of the Rotman International Centre for Pension Management.
He lives well, with long-time sweetheart Mary and he has daughters Kate (with Ben, Sonny and Bo} & Tess (with Pauly and Mickey-Mary). They are both 'pretty and smart'.
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
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July 2022-
Professor Emeritus, Rotman School of Management
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2001-2022
Professor , Rotman School of Management
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2001
Executive Director, MBA Programs, Rotman School of Management
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2002-2022
Faculty: GettingItDone 2nd yr MBA course, Rotman School of Management
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2001-2015
Entrepreneur in Residence, Rotman School of Management
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2006-2008
Faculty: Bridge to Business, Rotman School of Management
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2008
Faculty: Omnium MBA, Rotman School of Management
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2003-2022
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/ Rotman School of Management
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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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2013-2022
Board Member, Johnston Ctre/Clarkson Ctre/Rotman School
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2013-2017
Founder/Board Member, CreativeDestructionLab
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2001-present
Champion of All Things Rotman,
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2012-2017
Faculty, Creative Destruction Lab, Rotman School of Management
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2010-2012
Faculty: Social CRM program, Rotman School of Management
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2010-2015
Faculty: The Next 36 program, Rotman School of Management
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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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1969-1979
General Manager, Director & Significant Shareholder , Canavest House (TSX member firm)
Research and Teaching Interests
General Management
Honors and Awards
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2006-2020
Excellence in Teaching, Rotman School of Mngt
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2012
Fellow, Royal Canadian Geographic Society
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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, Next36
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2015
Master Effectiveness Leader, ReddinGlobal
Professional Affiliations/Memberships
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Chair, The Glenn Gould Foundation
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Past Board Member, 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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Past Director, EllisDon Corporation
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Past 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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Past 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