McGill Desautels professors and lecturers recognized at 2026 Faculty Awards
The McGill Desautels Faculty of Management acknowledges the vital contributions of research, teaching, service, and public engagement in inspiring future leaders. Through our annual Faculty Awards, we celebrate the exceptional achievements of our faculty members across various programs and disciplines. This year, we are proud to honour the following distinguished individuals:
Karl Moore honoured in Senate of Canada
On March 25, 2026, Senator Tony Loffreda rose in the Senate of Canada to honour Karl Moore, citing his more than two decades of contributions to academia, leadership research and public discourse.
McGill brings alumni and leaders together at inaugural Luxembourg Community Evening
The McGill Community Evening brought together approximately 75–80 alumni and friends of McGill at Arendt House for the first community gathering hosted by the McGill Luxembourg Centre for Finance.
Desautels doctoral research recognized for excellence
Nymisha Bandi’s doctoral thesis has been recognized for its excellence by the Group for Research in Decision Analysis (GERAD). Her research was co-supervised by Professors Maxime Cohen and Saibal Ray, who nominated her work in the best doctoral thesis category of the 11th GERAD Scholarship Competition.
Pilot airline complaint program could help improve transparency
In early 2026, Air Canada launched a pilot program to resolve complaints through a third-party arbitrator, with the goal of making complaint resolution faster and more efficient. It’s a voluntary alternative to the existing government-run program operated by Canadian Transportation Agency, which has a backlog of 95,000 complaints.
Fuel inventories have help mitigate oil price spikes
The war in Iran is pushing up gas prices, adding pressure on Quebec drivers. However, prices at the pump have been volatile rising, falling, and then climbing again.
One factor behind this uneven pattern is gasoline inventories held by energy companies, explained Saibal Ray in an interview with Le Devoir. These reserves can temporarily absorb spikes in oil prices.
Expert: Technology and gender-based violence
European non-profit AI Forensics published a report this week on how massive, organized user networks are spreading and monetizing non-consensual intimate images, including child sexual abuse material, on a popular private messaging app. The report, which focused on cross-border networks in Italy and Spain, also notes that content circulates across several well-known platforms.
Integrated Management Student Fellowship helps students make real-world impact
Young people care about the world that they live in and students at Desautels don't just sit back when they're troubled by what they see, they want to take responsibility, Sabine Dhir told CBC Television News. The Integrated Management Student Fellowship (IMSF) progr
Data held by US-based tech giants could make Canadians vulnerable to US government overreach
Tech giants play an increasingly important role in the economy and in our everyday lives, but companies like Alphabet, Amazon and Apple are all based in the United States. In an age of heightened geopolitical tensions, some are calling for greater domestic control over the digital infrastructure we’ve all come to rely on.
“Gut feelings” don’t lead to good hiring
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently advised business leaders to look beyond the resume of job seekers, and trust in their interaction with candidates. But trusting your gut isn’t a good way to build the best team, according to Lisa Cohen, Associate Professor at McGill Desautels.
Air Canada CEO was nearing retirement, but language gaffe forced his hand
After two Air Canada pilots were killed in an accident at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, the company’s CEO Michael Rousseau put out condolence message, but the message was only in English.
The omission of French by the unilingual Rousseau touched off a firestorm, with thousands of complaints made to Canada’s Official Languages Commissioner.
From analytics to finance: a closer look at Desautels' master's programmes
Study International takes a closer look at the master's programs at McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management, from the MBA and Master of Management in Analytics (MMA) to the Master of Management in Finance (MMF) and
McGill launches Initiative for Transforming Healthcare
McGill University has unveiled the Initiative for Transforming Healthcare (ITH), a cross‑sector effort aimed at tackling some of Canada’s most pressing system‑level healthcare challenges. Supported by $5.75 million in funding from Power Corporation of Canada, Canada Life and IGM Financial, the initiative will mobilize expertise from management, medicine and public policy to develop technology‑enabled, evidence‑based solutions.
Sky-high stock valuations present portfolio allocation challenge for major pension funds
Soaring stock prices boosted returns at major Canadian pension plans, even as a slowdown in private equity weighed on overall performance at funds like the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. But strong equity returns don't necessarily mean pension plans should allocate more capital to stocks, Sebastien Betermier told Bloomberg.
AI agents can automate tasks, but come with privacy and security risks
Most of us interact with large language models like ChatGPT and Claude through browsers or apps, but AI agents can apply the power of LLMs in entirely different ways.
