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BBA graduate pursues dream of being commercial airline pilot with Cathay Pacific
Oct 6, 2022
Of the career paths chosen by graduates of SFU’s Beedie School of Business, commercial airline pilot of a Boeing 777 might be one of the rarer ones. Leo Cheung’s first love was always aviation. As a child travelling between Vancouver and Asia during summer holidays, he thought it would be cool to have a job sitting on the flight deck of a massive commercial aircraft. After all, not many individuals can have the bragging rights […]More...
SFU Beedie partners with Bank of Canada and Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco to host conference
Sep 7, 2017
Senior central bankers and leading academic researchers in finance from around the world congregated at the SFU Beedie School of Business’s Segal Graduate School in downtown Vancouver on August 17 and 18, to participate in a conference examining Advances in Fixed Income and Macro-Finance Research. SFU Beedie hosted the conference in partnership with the Bank of Canada and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and welcomed several senior figures from those institutions, including Carolyn […]More...
SFU Beedie Names Inaugural Ryan Beedie Chair in Finance
Jul 6, 2017
Dr. Eduardo Schwartz has been appointed to the newly created position of Ryan Beedie Chair in Finance at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business. Schwartz is a highly-respected academic who has held positions in several of the world’s leading universities, including University of California (UCLA), the University of British Columbia, and the London Business School. He has an Engineering degree from the University of Chile and a Masters and Ph.D. in Finance from the […]More...
Avi Bick: TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award winner 2016
Sep 20, 2016
As a two-time winner of the Beedie School of Business’ highest teaching honour, the TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award, professor Avi Bick is clearly not content to rest on his laurels.More...
BBA alumnus Elio Luongo elected CEO of KPMG Canada
Aug 26, 2016
Beedie School of Business alumnus and Dean’s External Advisory Board member Elio Luongo has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of KPMG Canada.More...
Avi Bick and Sarah Lubik earn 2016 TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Awards
Aug 23, 2016
Beedie School of Business faculty Sarah Lubik and Avi Bick have been named winners of the 2016 TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award. The prestigious award is the highest teaching honour of its kind at the Beedie School.More...
Naqib Azad leaves legacy of social entrepreneurship at the Beedie School of Business
Jun 7, 2016
When Naqib Azad graduates from the BBA program at SFU’s Beedie School of Business today, he leaves behind a legacy in empowering students to benefit society through social entrepreneurship.More...
Beedie teams earn top two spots in CFA Institute Research Challenge
Mar 17, 2016
Two teams of students from the Beedie School of Business took home the gold and silver medals in the regional stage of the CFA Institute Research Challenge.More...
Beedie alumni duo awarded CPABC honours
Mar 10, 2016
Two Beedie School of Business alumni have been awarded fellowship designations from the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC).More...
Centre for Corporate Governance and Sustainability: The role of investors in building sustainable capital markets
Mar 1, 2016
Despite recent success in making responsible investing more attractive to investors, more support is required from governing bodies to continue the momentum. Though a prevalent attitude that sustainable investment is not profitable continues to exist, money managers are proven to respond to demand – meaning that pressure from clients to consider environmental, social and governance factors in investment strategies would be a huge step towards progress.More...