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The QCBV Team
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Elspeth Murray |
Dr. Murray is the Associate Dean, MBA Programs and a professor of Strategy and New Ventures at the Queen's School of Business. Dr. Murray holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science and Mathematics and an MBA degree from Queen's University. Her PhD was completed at the Richard lvey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. Prior to joining Queen's in 1996, Dr. Murray spent several years in business. Her first job as a software developer for Canada Systems Group was followed by several years as a Systems Engineer and Marketing representative for IBM Canada. More recently, she was also involved in 3 successive and successful Canadian Tire dealerships. Dr. Murray has spent much of her time at Queen's School of Business building the school's slate of new venture-related courses and programs. ln 2006, she created the frst university based, student led venture capital fund in Canada, the Tricolour Venture Fund. She also launched the school's entrepreneurship centre, the Queen's Centre for Business Venturing for which she is currently the Director. Her goal through these activities is to 'improve the odds of success' for Canadian entrepreneurs. In 2005 and again in 2008, she was awarded a Fellowship in Entrepreneurship from CIBC in recognition of her work in the new ventures area. From a research perspective, as an integral part of her work in the strategy and new venture fields, Dr. Murray also specializes in the management of change. In2002, she co-authored a book, Fast Forward: Organizational Change in 100 Days, Oxford University Press, with Dr. Peter Richardson. It has enjoyed several years on the Canadian Business list of top l0 business books. In addition to her teaching and research activities, Dr. Murray is an active consultant for both private and public sector organizations, and across many industries. She has worked extensively with a diverse clientele which includes the Auditor General for Canada, BMW Canada, Glaxo-Smith-Kline and the Ontario Realty Corporation, to name a few. Dr. Murray currently serves on several boards. She was the Vice-Chair of the Ontario Research and lnnovation Council, set up by the Premier in 2006 to provide advice on the Innovation Strategy for Ontario that was launched in May of 2008. She is a Director for PARTEQ Innovations, the commercialization organization for Queen's University. She sits on several advisory boards, including Lawtons Drugs, a subsidiary of Sobeys. |
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Sandra Olszowka |
Sandra Olszowka is the Projects Director of Queen's Centre for Business Venturing, involved with strategy setting and the operational implementation of QCBV's initiatives. She is also a Facilitator in Queen's Executive MBA program as well as in Queen's Executive Development Centre's Leadership Program. Her involvement with the School of Business started in 2001. Life after graduation brought Sandra assisting incubator and small/mid-sized (SME) companies with financial and strategic issues at a municipal Department of Economic Development. This was followed by working in a small business and then in a Fortune 500 (now Duke Energy). She then led a utility department that oversaw the growth and structural improvements to natural gas, electric, fibre optics, water and waste water infrastructure. She has first-hand experience and understanding of the exhilaration, opportunities and challenges experienced by each type of organization - governmental, SME and large corporation, and applies this knowledge directly to QCBV, its initiatives and to business venturing stakeholders through QCBV. Sandra has an MBA from the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario and an honours undergraduate degree from McMaster University. |
