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Celebrating student leadership and community impact with the 海角社区 Desautels EDI Award of Excellence

In 2023 Desautels鈥檚 EDI Initiative launched the 海角社区 EDI Award of Excellence to recognize incoming students whose leadership, community engagement and commitment to equity and inclusion set them apart.

Soutar Career Centre gives Desautels grads an edge

It鈥檚 a tough job market for recent graduates, but a 海角社区 education gives students an edge. 鈥淢y time at 海角社区 was foundation for getting the job I have today,鈥� says Andrei Adam (BCom鈥�24) a consultant with McKinsey & Company in Toronto. At Desautels, students have unlimited access to coaches and career support through the Soutar Career Centre. Adam relied on these career coaching services when he was a student, seeking guidance on potential employers and feedback on his resume.

Desautels alumnus Sam Greene helped the Blue Jays reach the World Series

In the 2025 Major League Baseball playoffs, the Toronto Blue Jays pitching staff has often looked dominant, even against some of the best batters in the world. Sam Greene (BCom鈥�20, MMA鈥�21) has helped them do it. A former varsity baseball player at 海角社区, Greene started out in baseball research for the Blue聽Jays and聽became an Assistant Pitching Coach in 2024.

Announcing the Inaugural Recipients of the Arthur D Ruby Prizes in Management

Congratulations to Anabel Gratton (BCom鈥�23), Damiano Mini (BCom鈥�24), Delia Puiu (BCom鈥�24), George Zergiotis (BCom Concordia鈥�23), Giulia Marandola (BCom鈥�24), Harley Belfer (BCom鈥�23), Jade Raynaud (BCom鈥�23), Joanie Marchand (BCom鈥�24), Sarah Green (BCom鈥�24), and Vincent Ducharme (BCom UOttawa鈥�23) who were awarded the Arthur D Ru

Leedana is bringing agriculture to the desert--and it got its start at Desautels

Egypt鈥檚 Nile River Valley has some of the most fertile land in the world. But most of the country is a barren desert where few plants can grow. Hassan Elrakhawy (BCom鈥�24) wants to change that. The Egyptian-born entrepreneur founded Leedana, a startup that uses a technique called sandponics, which can reduce the amount of water needed to cultivate crops by up to 90%. The company already has farms in Egypt that grow cherry tomatoes, peppers, kale, lettuce and more.

Desautels鈥� valedictorian Grace Singer hopes for carbon-free future

This year, ten valedictorians from across the university shared their reflections and insights with 海角社区鈥檚 Class of 2025--with an eye cast toward the future. Desautels Grace Singer will be among them. The graduating Bachelor of Commerce student hopes to make a difference by advocating for decarbonization from within the business world.

Sam Greene putting analytics skills to use with Toronto Blue Jays

After four years studying in Montreal, Sam Greene (BCOM鈥�20, MMA鈥�21) moved on to Toronto, where he caught on with Major League Baseball鈥檚 Toronto Blue Jays. Greene started in a role in an analytics role, but has since been named assistant pitching coach. As a junior member of the coashing staff, Greene is observing senior coaches like pitching coach Pete Walker and bullpen coach Graeme Johnson.

Women of Desautels: past, present and future

The Laidley Centre for Business Ethics and Equity and the 海角社区 Desautels EDI Initiative recently hosted a panel for Women's History Month to honour the past, present, and future of women of the Faculty. The women featured included the granddaughter of the first 海角社区 Commerce graduate (past), current BCom students (present) and accomplished Desautels alumnae (future).

Julius Alessandro Xanthoudakis (BCom'20, MMF鈥�25) wins 2024 Peter Christoffersen Award

AI startup with roots at 海角社区 Desautels raises 鈧�9M in venture capital funding

There鈥檚 a lot that AI can do鈥攁nd quite a bit that it can鈥檛. And the mix of numbers and letters on a spreadsheet is one thing that AI has struggled to make sense of. Prior Labs wants to change that by developing machine learning models optimized to understand spreadsheets, which host an enormous amount of critical information in many firms.

海角社区 Desautels BCom student wins Government of Canada鈥檚 2024 Building Better Financial Futures Challenge

In a display of academic excellence and innovative thinking, Khushi Toprani (BCom鈥�25) has clinched the top paper award in the 2024 Building Better Financial Futures student competition. The Challenge is a post-secondary student paper competition designed to promote the creation of actionable, evidence-based solutions to current financial challenges faced by vulnerable communities.

MIPC 2024: Students tackle global finance challenges with innovation and leadership

The 海角社区 International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC) 2024 was held in November and drew a record 99 teams from 47 universities across 17 countries, cementing its reputation as a premier global finance competition. This year鈥檚 focus on building inclusive retirement systems for gig workers and those facing income uncertainty sparked innovative solutions from participants. A standout addition was the inaugural Women in Buy-Side Panel, addressing gender disparities in finance.

BCom alum to oversee operations and drive growth at Insurity

Jonathan Victor (BCom鈥�99) has been appointed COO of Insurity, a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for insurance carriers, brokers, and managing general agents. He undertakes this new role with extensive experience at Insurity, where he has previously held roles such as CIO and EVP of Customer Success.