Anthony Johnson

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	BCom 2019 Innis College
Inside the Classroom	Specialist: Management Minor: Economics
Alongside the Classroom	Intern, Warner Chappell Music (publishing division), Warner Music Canada
Outside the Classroom	Digital project coordinator, Innis College Registrar’s Office President, Black Ties Association Founding president, U of T Music Factory
Career Accomplishments	Outreach coordinator, FACTOR Bilingual liaison, SOCAN Independent record producer, songwriter, and artist—Caj Flow
In the Media	LinkedIn profile

Network, network, network. Grades are important, but don’t forget to forge deep, authentic connections with your peers, as they’ll be a great resource for you once you are in the job market!

Lisa Francis-Jennings

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	BA 1981 Innis College
Inside the Classroom	Major: French Major: Linguistics Switched programs from: Accounting
Outside the Classroom	Editor, Innis Herald Roles at Innis College Residence
Further Education	MSc in Psychology: Coaching & Consulting for Change, HEC Paris & University of Oxford (now Executive Master’s)
Career Accomplishments	Owner, StratAffect Leadership Programme Partner, Odgers Berndtson Luxembourg Manager of client services Training & development design & implementation, organisational change, leadership assessment & development
In the Media	LinkedIn profile Lisa Francis-Jennings: “The Subtle Perspectives of Resistance”, the Change Leaders

“Financial courses will be useful no matter what you end up doing in the future. It is a great base for most careers and critical if you ever plan to start your own business.”

Ibraheem Aziz

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Facet	Description
Graduation Year	BCom 2019 Innis College
Inside the Classroom	Specialist: Management (Focus in Strategy and Innovation), Rotman Commerce Minor: Economics
Alongside the Classroom	International Study Tour in Mexico City, Rotman Commerce Part of first place-winning team, NHH International Case Competition, Bergen, Norway, 2018
Outside the Classroom	Consultant, 180 Degrees Consulting – University of Toronto Chapter Community Learning Participant, Innis College/Rotman Commerce First-Year Learning Community Competitor, Rotman Commerce Case Competition Team Director of Finance, University of Toronto Black Ties Executive, Innis College Orientation Mentee, First in the Family Peer-Mentorship Program Mentee, Rotman Commerce Alumni Mentorship Program Member, Ace The Case, University of Toronto Consulting Association Participant, Rotman Commerce Management Consulting Alumni Program Senior Peer Mentor, InSIGHT – Innis College Mentorship Program Student Ambassador, Rotman Commerce Student Representative, Innis College Council
Career Accomplishments	Analyst, North American Retail Payments, BMO Financial Group
In the Media	LinkedIn profile

” Work hard and trust the process. Don’t be afraid to try new things, and believe in your own abilities to excel. It won’t always be an easy ride, but if you cultivate a strong work ethic, it will support your academic, professional, and personal development. “

Linson Lin

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	BCom 2019 Woodsworth College
Inside the Classroom	Specialist: Accounting, Public Accounting Stream
Outside the Classroom	Director of Corporate Relations former Vice President, and former Director of Education and Community, Rotman Commerce Pride Alliance (RCPA) Industry & Venue Volunteer, Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Assistant of Communication Director, Liberal Party of Canada
Career Description	Sr. Analyst Intern, Finance & Operation, CPP Investment Board, CPA Rotational Program, Toronto: May 2018-August 2018 Accounting Clerk, Modern Family Realtor, Toronto: Jun 2016-April 2018

“Not just get prepared, but get prepared early

Step out of your comfort zone and challenge yourself

Expand your network and participate in as many events as possible

Be open-minded and flexible“

Yufei Zhou

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 2018 Woodsworth College
Inside the Classroom	Economics Sociology Switched programs from: Finance, Accounting
Alongside the Classroom	Summer abroad in Shanghai and Beijing
Career Accomplishments	Worked as English tech support engineer at Microsoft China

Chen Zhou

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	BCom 2013 Woodsworth College
Inside the Classroom	Specialist: Accounting Specialist: Finance and Economics
Outside the Classroom	Internship at Ernst & Young, China International Capital Corporation (CICC) Teaching Assistant positions
Further Education	MIT, Master of Science, 2019 Tsinghua University, MBA, 2019
Career Accomplishments	PRESTO, a division of Metrolinx

Amy Chen

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Graduation Year	BCom 2011 Innis College
Inside the Classroom	Specialist: Finance, Rotman Commerce Major: Economics
Alongside the Classroom	Summer intern, Big Four accounting firm
Outside the Classroom	President, Innis Residence Council Student Representative, Innis College Council (and RAAC, Bursary Sub-Commmittee) Front Desk Staff, Innis Residence Rotman Commerce Finance Association Rotman Commerce Law Association
Career Description	Chartered Accountant Technical consultant in accounting and finance

“Be involved, meet people, have fun! Undergrad is a time to take good risks – explore what you like and don’t like. Don’t be afraid to work hard to do the things you want to do!“

Charles Freedman

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Graduation Year	BCom 1963 University College
Inside the Classroom	Commerce
Outside the Classroom	History Society Hillel Foundation Political party Debate
Further Education	PhD, MIT MA, Oxford University HBA, Oxford University
Career Description	Faculty member, Economics Department, University of Minnesota, 1969-74 Deputy Governor, Bank of Canada, 1974-2003 Consultant to central banks, primarily via the I.M.F., 2003-14

“Take your studies seriously but also get involved in interesting extracurricular activities.”

Bruce Reid

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Graduation Year	BCom 1984 University College
Inside the Classroom	Specialist: Commerce Specialist: Economics Minor: French
Outside the Classroom	Marketing club Intramural tennis
Further Education	Certificate in Project Management, McMaster University
Career Description	Banking in Schedule II banks (Chemical Bank Canada, Daiwa Bank Canada) and at Scotiabank for over 20 years.

“Know what career you really want–you can’t aim at a target you can’t see!

Get involved in campus clubs–looks great on a resume, plus starts to develop connections.

Get involved in mentoring–it’s a very valuable experience.”

Mark Bonham

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	BCom 1982 University College
Inside the Classroom	Accounting, Business, Economics, Business History, Capital Markets Theory
Outside the Classroom	Campaign manager, UC Lit President Fraternity member
Further Education	MSc – Economics, 1986, London School of Economics
Career Description	Investment management, insurance industry (Canada Life Assurance Company) Founder of two of Canada’s largest mutual fund companies Extensive philanthropic work in education, health and arts Senior Fellow, Massey College, University of Toronto
In the Media	Biography, Markbonham.ca Author: “A Path to Diversity: LGBTQ Participation in the Working World” (2017) Author: “Notables: 101 Global LGBTQ People Who Changed the World” (2015) Author: “Champions: Biographies of Global LGBTQ Pioneers” (2014) Contributing author: Canadian Encyclopedia/Historica Canada – Financial Industry

“Life is short, start working on your dream projects now.”

“Keep a daily diary.”

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