Growing Impact (1998-2023)
Vision in Action
Creating a Legacy
Growing Impact

As Ivey advances into the 21st century, the School has a renewed focus on adapting to new technologies and implementing more sustainable solutions. The School rebrands itself once again as the Ivey Business School in 2013, and numerous accolades solidify the School's presence on the world stage for years to come. As Canada's best business school, and with alumni in 104 countries worldwide, Ivey makes strides in developing successful future leaders, pioneering meaningful research, and giving back to communities all around the world.

Vision in Action

With a reputation for thought leadership on the critical issues of business, Ivey soars to prominence as a globally-elite business school, attracting top students, salaries, and research that is published in top academic journals. Notably, the arrival of Ivey’s first female dean, Carol Stephenson, results in a new financial model for the School, as well as Ivey’s launch of the Cross-Enterprise Leadership™ (CEL) and 12-month MBA.

Donald K. Johnson and Michael Needham
1998

The first Ivey Distinguished Service Awards are given to Earl Orser, Donald K. Johnson (left), and Michael Needham (right). Besides embodying Ivey's qualities and values, honourees continue to positively influence the lives of others.

Ivey Executive Program
1999

The Management Training Course is renamed the Ivey Executive Program.

 

Douglas Speers
2000

Douglas Speers, MBA ‘70, President and CEO of Emco Corporation, is appointed Chair of the Ivey Alumni Association Board.  He also served as Chair of the Ivey Services Board at that time.

Jeffrey Gandz
2001

Jeffrey Gandz takes over as Director of the Ivey Executive Program. He is instrumental in making Ivey a global leader in executive education.

Ranking Results
2001

Ivey is ranked as the number one Business School outside of the U.S. by The Wall Street Journal and rated in the top tier by Forbes, Business Week, and the Financial Times.

Kevin E. Yousie
2002

Kevin E. Yousie, HBA ‘77, MBA ’80. President of Crosswater Partners, is appointed as Chair of the Ivey Alumni Association Board.

Carol Stephenson
2003

Carol Stephenson is appointed Dean of the Richard Ivey School of Business.

Kathleen Slaughter
2003

Professor Kathleen Slaughter becomes Dean of Ivey's Hong Kong campus, a position she held until her retirement in 2011.

Arkadi Kuhlmann
2004

Arkadi Kuhlmann, HBA '71, MBA '72, Chairman and CEO of ING Direct USA fsb, and sponsor of the Leenders Professors Emeriti, is appointed as Chair of the Ivey Advisory Board. 

The Ivey Pledge Ceremony
2004

The Ivey Pledge Ceremony is introduced to remind every graduate of an Ivey degree program of their role in preserving Ivey's reputation as they spread across the globe.

Patrick Crowley
2004

Patrick Crowley, HBA ’74, Senior Vice President and CFO, ATI Technologies Inc., is appointed Chair of the Ivey Alumni Association.  

Cross-Enterprise Leadership™
2005

Ivey announces the launch of Cross-Enterprise Leadership™ (CEL), a revolutionary new approach to business education.

Kevin O'Brien
2006

Kevin O'Brien, HBA '93, Partner SECOR Consulting, is appointed Chair of the Ivey Alumni Association Board.

London Free Press Carol Stephenson Article
2006

Dean Carol Stephenson launches the one year MBA, focused on the capabilities required for Cross-Enterprise Leadership™ ⁠— the driving force behind Ivey's revolution in business education.

2007 Yearbook - Fifth HBA Section
2007

Ivey welcomes a fifth HBA section delivering on the first phase of its strategy to build the world's best undergraduate business program.

Celebrating the Community

Ivey brings business expertise to the community, as well as consolidates knowledge by meeting with other veterans of the field, such as Warren Buffett. During these networking opportunities, Ivey provides business leaders with a solid foundation for the future.

Celebrating the 10th Anniversary in Hong Kong
2008

Ivey celebrates the 60th anniversary of its MBA and the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Cheng Yu Tung Management Institute.

Major Takeaways from Warren Buffett
2008

Ivey students spend a day with the "Oracle of Omaha" Warren Buffett as part of the J.C. Taylor Lecture in Finance series.

2009 EMBA Class Composite (Canada)
2009

Ivey welcomes the 50th class into the Executive MBA program (EMBA), a program that has operated in Canada since 1991.

2009 EMBA Class Composite (Hong Kong)
2009

Ivey welcomes the 50th class into the Executive MBA program (EMBA), a program that has operated in Hong Kong since 1998.

Mark Healy
2009

Mark Healy, MBA ’05, Partner, Satov Consultants, is appointed Chair of the Ivey Alumni Association. 

Carol Stephenson has made broad and lasting contributions to business and academia in Canada. As a pioneering female executive in the telecommunications industry, she was a leading figure in its transformation into one of the most competitive and technologically advanced industries in the world.

2010

His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada

Ivey Welcomes New MSc Class
2010

The Richard Ivey School of Business at The University of Western Ontario is pleased to announce the launch of a new Master of Science in Management degree.

39 Country Initiative
2010

Ivey introduces the 39 Country Initiative, providing free use of its teaching content to universities in the world's 39 poorest countries.

Global Ivey Day
2010

The Ivey Alumni Network founds the annual Global Ivey Day alumni event: a day to reconnect with friends, colleagues, classmates, and with the Ivey community.

Janet De Silva
2011

Janet De Silva, EMBA ’94, is appointed Associate Dean of Ivey Asia.

CEMS Award
2012

Ivey's MSc program wins the CEMS (Global Alliance in Management Education) school of the year.

Anthony Ostler
2012

Anthony Ostler, MBA ’97, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, Manulife Financial, is appointed Chair of the Ivey Alumni Association.

Bob Kennedy
2013

Robert (Bob) Kennedy soon begins his role as the ninth dean of the Ivey Business School.

Creating a Legacy

Today, Ivey continues to be a forefront leader that empowers the global business collective. From Ivey’s MBA Program ranking number one in Canada for the fifth consecutive year, the launch of The Ivey Academy in 2018, or the arrival of Dean Sharon Hodgson in 2019, the changes implemented over the years lay the groundwork for the next phase of Ivey’s growth.

Richard Ivey Building Groundbreaking
2013

The Richard Ivey Building opens and the School celebrates 90 years as Canada's premiere business education leader.

Campaign for Leadership Complete
2013

The School wraps up its Campaign for Leadership exceeding its $200-million goal.

Creation of the Ivey Energy Consortium
2014

Creation of the Ivey Energy Consortium.

IAN
2014

The Ivey Alumni Association is renamed the Ivey Alumni Network (IAN) after a strategic review by the Board.

Chris Chan
2015

Professor Chris WH Chan is named Executive Director of Ivey Asia.

Michael Bernstein
2015

Michael Bernstein, MBA '96, is appointed Chair of the Ivey Alumni Network.

Bloomberg Business Week Rankings
2015

Bloomberg Businessweek ranks Ivey as the top International MBA Program for the second year in a row.

Ivey and IIMA Signing the MoU
2015

Bob Kennedy and Professor Ashish Nanda, Director, IIMA, at the IIMA campus signing the MoU on case distribution.

LEADER 25th Anniversary
2016

The LEADER Project, a student-driven overseas economic development program, celebrates its 25th anniversary.

Founding partner of Hariri Pontarini Architects, Siamak Hariri, and Carol Stephenson
2016

The Richard Ivey Building wins multiple Canadian and international architectural awards for its cutting-edge design.

Bob Kennedy Accepts New Appointment
2017

Dean Bob Kennedy accepts an appointment as Dean of the Business School at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Mark Vandenbosch
2017

Mark Vandenbosch, Associate Dean of Programs, is appointed Acting Dean, effective July 1.

Linamar Scholarship for Women in Engineering and Business
2017

Linamar CEO Linda Hasenfratz (middle), EMBA ‘97, helps establish the Linamar Scholarship for Women in Engineering and Business.

Jon Love
2018

High-profile alumnus, Jon Love, HBA ’76, LLD ’16, is appointed to the Order of Canada.

Tom d'Aquino
2018

Tom d'Aquino, LLD ’14, Adjunct Professor and founding Chair of the Advisory Council of the Lawrence National Centre for Policy and Management, is appointed to the Order of Canada.

Ivey Academy Lecture
2018

Ivey launches The Ivey Academy.

Celebrating 20 Years in Asia
2018

Ivey celebrates 20 years in Asia.

Ivey continues its commitment to be globally relevant and recognized as a world-class creator of knowledge and leaders that contribute to businesses and societies.

2018

Professor Chris Chan, Associate Dean, Asia

John F. Wood
2018

John F. Wood gifts the School with $7-million, which will establish the John F. Wood Centre for Innovation in Business Learning.

Future of Management Education Alliance (FOME)
2018

Ivey becomes a FOME member, gaining access to unique resources.

Canada’s Most Powerful Women Alumnae Recipients
2018

Four alumnae are named recipients of the 2018 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award by the Women’s Executive Network.

Scott Vanderwel
2018

Scott Vanderwel, HBA ’98, SVP of Operational Improvement at Rogers Communications, is appointed Chair of the Ivey Alumni Network

Transformative Hologram Lecture
2018

Dr. Simon Leung, LLD ’05, delivers a lecture from Hong Kong via cutting-edge hologram technology to an audience in Toronto. Ivey continues to demonstrate transformative modes for learning and community building.

Best in Bloomberg 2018 MBA Rankings
2018

Bloomberg Businessweek ranks Ivey’s MBA Program number one in Canada for the fifth consecutive year.

Sharon Hodgson
2019

Sharon Hodgson becomes the 10th dean of the Ivey Business School.

Donald K. Johnson Centre
2019

Ivey renames the Toronto facility Donald K. Johnson Centre following Johnson’s recent gift of $2.5-million.

We are developing a progressive way of engaging students both individually and in their learning teams.

2019

David Wood, Faculty Director, Accelerated MBA for Business Graduates Program

MSc in Digital Management Stream
2019

Launch of the new MSc in Digital Management stream.

10 Years of Global Ivey Day
2019

Ivey celebrates 10 years of Global Ivey Day events.

LAMP Launch
2019

The Ian O. Ihnatowycz Institute for Leadership launches its inaugural Women's Leadership and Mentoring Program (LAMP) event on July 23, in conjunction with MBA Day.

Ivey launches new Accelerated MBA program
2019

Ivey’s Accelerated MBA for Business Graduates program begins, offering a 14-month, while-you-work, blended learning MBA for working professionals with an undergraduate business degree.

30th Anniversary of the Business Leader Award
2021

Ivey celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Business Leader Award.  The Award has gained significant prestige in the Canadian business community, and the annual black-tie fundraising dinner has provided more than $5.5 million in funding for the School.

MSc launches advanced masters degree for analytics professionals
2021

Ivey launches a one-year Master of Management in Analytics program for working professionals.

Lisa Dymond is appointed Chair of the Ivey Alumni Network
2022

Lisa (Wiens) Dymond, MBA ’06, Partner and Head of Talent, Altas Partners, is appointed Chair of the Ivey Alumni Network. Lisa is the first female Chair of the IAN.

New program aimed at recruiting women to asset management
2022

Ivey and corporate partners launch the Women in Asset Management program, offering 14 weeks of combined in-class training and internship experience to women in Western University’s undergraduate programs, in an effort to address the industry’s gender gap.

100th Anniversary
2023

As we looked back on our 100 years of legacy in education, we also looked forward with the Future We See marketing campaign. A future filled with promise, innovation, and a commitment to a more sustainable and prosperous world.

Campus Foundations
Ivey looks back on the places in which it has been housed, from humble beginnings in the basement of Huron College to the stunning Richard Ivey Building.
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