Professor of Strategic Management; Richard E. Waugh Chair in Business History, and Associate Dean; Kellogg-Schulich Executive MBA

Professor; CIBC Chair in Sustainable Finance; Director, Centre of Excellence in Responsible Business

Michael is Founder and CEO of CareerNPV, a career growth and leadership performance firm helping executives make informed, purpose-driven career decisions. He also serves as Managing Partner at Amrop Global Executive Search, leading the financial services and real estate practice and advising global institutions on transformational leadership talent. 

With nearly 25 years in financial services and real estate, including roles at TD Bank, Equitable Bank, Timbercreek Asset Management, Raymond James, and Boyden Global Executive Search, Michael is known for elevating leadership standards and fostering inclusive cultures. 

A Schulich MBA and CFA Charterholder, Michael is deeply committed to mentorship, philanthropy, and advancing diverse leadership across industries.

Lauragaye is a global B2B and B2C brand marketer and Executive Career Coach with experience spanning Fortune 500 organizations across CPG, retail, financial services, and natural resources. She has led marketing initiatives targeting consumers in Canada, the U.S., and the Caribbean bringing a truly international perspective to brand growth and customer acquisition. She is recognized for building and leading high-performing, diverse teams across six countries, combining strategic vision with operational excellence.

As the Founder of Grow & Flourish Consultants Inc., Lauragaye partners with organizations and senior leaders to drive brand growth, strengthen market presence, and unlock leadership potential. She helps her clients clarify their vision, elevate their impact, and achieve sustainable business results.

Lauragaye obtained her BBA & MBA from Schulich. She holds her ICF Associate Certified Coach and AC Accredited Coach designations. This year she is re-engaging alumni as a Schulich GTA Alumni Ambassador.

Lauragaye is a dedicated community volunteer, avid cyclist, and proud mother of 2 sons and the family fur pup Gizmo.

Session A1: The Art of the Professional Exit is sponsored by CareerNPV

Karan is Associate Vice President and Head of Product at Enterprise Digital Strategy at TD Bank. He represents TD on Digital Identity Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) Board of Directors and was recently appointed as Director on Secure Tech Alliance board in U.S. He has over 10 years of experience working in Financial Services in Canada since graduating from the MBA program at Schulich School of Business. Karan’s experience spans Commercial Banking, Personal Banking, Credit Risk, Product Management and New Product Development inc. Fintech partnerships at TD. Prior to moving to Canada, Karan graduated from Engineering in India and worked at Accenture in Management Consulting in Asia-Pacific region.

Patrick is a global payments executive with more than two decades of leadership experience shaping the evolution of commerce. After a distinguished 22-year career at Moneris—where he served as Chief Product Officer and led enterprise product strategy across POS, digital commerce, and merchant acquiring—Patrick now holds a senior global leadership role at Visa.

In his current mandate leading Global Omnichannel Solutions at Visa, Patrick is responsible for advancing integrated commerce capabilities that unify in-store, online, mobile, and embedded payment experiences across markets. More recently, his role expanded to lead the Global Acquiring Partner segment, where he is spearheading initiatives to design and scale next-generation acquiring platforms for Visa’s worldwide ecosystem of acquirers, processors, and fintech partners.

Patrick’s work focuses on modernizing acceptance infrastructure, improving authorization performance, reducing checkout friction, and enabling partners to compete in an increasingly software-defined commerce landscape. He is known for aligning global stakeholders across network, acquirer, and merchant domains while driving disciplined execution of complex platform transformations.

During his tenure at Moneris, Patrick led the company’s evolution from traditional terminal-based acquiring to cloud-enabled, SaaS-driven commerce solutions. He built and scaled high-performing cross-functional teams spanning product, engineering, operations, and commercial functions, delivering measurable growth in merchant adoption and platform capabilities.

Patrick holds an Executive MBA from the Kellogg-Schulich Executive MBA Program, a globally recognized joint program between Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and York University’s Schulich School of Business. His leadership approach combines strategic rigor with operational accountability, grounded in a deep respect for the reliability and trust that underpin the global payments ecosystem.

Program Director, MBA in Technology Leadership; Professor of Operations Management and Information Systems; Special Advisor, AI & Business Analytics

Patricia is a Communication and Leadership Coach and strategic advisor with over 25 years of experience helping leaders elevate performance, strengthen culture, and drive meaningful business impact. With an international MBA, she has partnered with leaders from Fortune 500 and global organizations including Meta, Google, LEGO, Ford, Cisco, Johnson & Johnson, and AMEX.

As an Internationally Certified Professional Coach and Master Facilitator, Patricia designs and leads strategic coaching and leadership development programs that align mindset, behavior, and business strategy. She develops coaching and enablement strategies that empower frontline teams and their leaders- ensuring culture, alignment and accountability are lived consistently in daily operations. Fluent in English and Spanish, she works globally across the Americas, and Europe. 

Patricia specializes in executive presence, influence, and high-stakes communication—supporting leaders to become confident, concise, and persuasive communicators in moments that matter most. From boardroom presentations and executive pitches to keynote addresses and TEDx talks, she helps leaders craft messages that resonate and inspire action. At the core of her work is a belief that sustainable results are driven by people—when leadership, culture, and communication are aligned.

Executive Director of the Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship; Co-Director of Entrepreneurial Studies; Adjunct Professor

Dean, Professor of Marketing & Tanna H. Schulich Chair in Digital
Marketing Strategy

The Honourable John Manley, P.C., O.C., became Chair of Jefferies Securities Inc. on December 1, 2023, continuing to serve as Senior Business Adviser at Bennett Jones LLP since September 2019. He is best known as a former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada. He served in the Canadian Parliament from 1988 to 2004 as M.P. for Ottawa South. From 1993 to 2003 he was a Minister in the governments of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, serving in the portfolios of Industry, Foreign Affairs and Finance, in addition to being Deputy Prime Minister.

Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Mr. Manley was named Chair of a Cabinet Committee on Public Security and Anti-terrorism, serving as counterpart to Governor Tom Ridge, the first U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security. In recognition of the role he played following 9/11, which he refers to as his “moment of fame”, TIME Canada named him “2001 Newsmaker of the Year” (and gave him some free copies of the magazine).

After a 16-year career in politics, Mr. Manley returned to the private sector in 2004 where he has continued to be active in public policy, as a media commentator, speaker and adviser to governments of differing political stripes. He is Fellow of the CD Howe Institute, the Royal Canadian Geographic Society, and the Institute of Corporate Directors. He is a founding member of the Wilson Center Global Advisory Council, a founding member of the Advisory Council of the Center for North American Prosperity and Security of the MacDonald Laurier Institute, a past member of the Brookings Institution International Advisory Council and served as Chair of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI) Advisory Council from 2012-2023.

In the private sector, Mr. Manley has practiced law, and served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Business Council of Canada (from 2010 to 2018). He has been a very active corporate director, and currently serves as Chair of the board of directors of TELUS. He is past Chair of CAE and CIBC, including CIBC USA. He has been active in the not-for-profit sector with CARE Canada and is now a director of Rideau Hall Foundation and an adviser to the Juno Beach Centre, the federal Leaders’ Debates Commission, and the Canada Games Committee.

An Officer of the Order of Canada, Mr. Manley graduated from Carleton University in mathematics and political science, and from the University of Ottawa in law where he was the gold medalist and subsequently law clerk to the Chief Justice of Canada, Bora Laskin. He is the recipient of many awards and honours, including honorary doctorates from 6 Canadian Universities. He is also proudly an honorary chief of the Blood Nation of Alberta.

He was born, raised and continues to live in Ottawa where he enjoys his RedBlacks season tickets, and on Upper Rideau Lake, Ontario where he would always rather be.

Married to Judith for over 50 years, his every day is made better by his 5 grandsons and 2 granddaughters who are perfect in every way.