David Beatty is academic director of the David and Sharon Johnston Centre for Corporate Governance Innovation . Currently, he serves as a director of FirstService Corporation, Walter Energy and Canada Steamships Lines. Over his career he has served on over 35 boards of directors and has been chair of eight publicly traded companies. He was the founding managing director of the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (2003-2008). David served on Peter Drucker’s foundation board in the United States for over a decade, the last few years as vice chairman and was chair of Upper Canada College from 1992-97.

Richard Powers is the national academic director, Directors Education Program and Governance Essentials Program. Rick recently completed a 5-year term as the associate dean and executive director of the Rotman MBA and master of finance programs. A recipient of numerous teaching awards, Rick’s areas of expertise include corporate governance, ethics, business and corporate law and sports marketing. He also teaches in Rotman’s executive MBA, OMNIUM, MBA and executive education programs. He is a director of several not-for-profit organizations and frequently comments on legal and governance issues in various media across Canada.