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Roger Martin, dean of the Rotman School of Management, has been
named by Fast Company magazine in the annual "Who's Fast" issue as one of
16 people whose energy, brains, passion, commitment, and values make a
difference in the new economy. Martin is included in the December 1999
issue of Fast Company as part of the "Who's Fast 2000" cover story that profiles unsung heroes and rising stars who have a great impact on their colleagues, their industries, and the world around them. Click here to view the article.
Roger L. Martin is the dean of the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management at
the University of Toronto. He was appointed to a seven-year term beginning
on September 1, 1998. Under Roger Martin's leadership, the Rotman School
is on a mission to become one of the world's top ten business schools.
A Canadian from Wallenstein, Ontario, Roger Martin was a director of
Monitor Company, a strategy consulting firm based in Cambridge,
Massachusetts with a global network of offices and activities. He joined
Monitor in 1985 and two years later founded the firm's Toronto office. He
became a member of the firm's four-member Global Executive Committee in
1991, returning to Monitor's head office a year later. Martin also served
as co-head of the company in 1995 and 1996, with responsibility for its
day-to-day activities and over 700 consultants worldwide. He was the
founding chairman of Monitor University, the firm's educational arm. Most
recently he has focused on research and development activities, in addition
to his client work on behalf of some of the world's top corporations.
He received his AB from Harvard, with a concentration in economics, in 1979
and his MBA from the Harvard Business School in 1981. Upon graduation, he
joined the Canada Consulting Group and was promoted to principal.
In addition to publishing in the Harvard Business Review, Martin has
closely worked with colleagues from the Harvard Business School: Michael
Porter in areas of competitive strategy and country competitiveness; Chris
Argyris in the area of organizational learning; and Michael Jensen in
organizational strategy. He is currently working on his first book, The
Responsibility Virus, which is to be published by The Free Press in 2001.
Fast Company magazine takes readers inside companies to meet the people and
teams who are inventing better ways of doing business. The magazine
showcases real people, real solutions, and innovative ideas. The December
1999 issue will be available on newsstands shortly and on the Fast Company
web site at www.fastcompany.com.
The Joseph L. Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto
offers internationally recognized management education programs for both
students and executives. A hallmark of the Rotman School is the integration
of research and teaching. Programs offered include the prestigious Toronto
MBA, Executive MBA, PhD and Master in Management and Professional
Accounting. For more details visit the Rotman School's web site at www.rotman.utoronto.ca.
For more information, contact:
Ken McGuffin
Media Relations Officer
Rotman School of Management
Voice: (416) 946-3818
Fax: (416) 978-1373
E-mail: mcguffin@rotman.utoronto.ca
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