About Us
Business Design Initiative (BDI) is a new institute at the University of Toronto Rotman School of Management leading education and research on innovation management through the application of business design.
The BDI Team
Angèle Beausoleil, PhD / Academic Director
Anjana Dattani / Senior Research Associate, Learner Experience Design
Fifile Nguyễn / Communications Manager
Andrew Seepersad / Engagement Manager
The BDI Advisory Group
Delaine Hampton / Co-Chair
David Soberman / Co-Chair
Emma Aiken-Klar, PhD / Executive-in-Residence: Anthropology
Chris Ferguson / Executive-in-Residence: Management
Alex Ryan, PhD / Executive-in-Residence: Systems
Erin Tsutsumoto / Advisor: Student Affairs
Richard Blundell / Advisor: Entrepreneurship
Special Thanks
Pym Buitenhuis, Kenneth Corts, Sheldon Dookeran, Anela Dujsic, Rosalie Eid, Daniel Ellul, Jennifer Hildebrandt, Stephanie Hodnett, Graham Huber, Qisha Kendy, Michele MacKenzie, Zach McMahon, Megan Murphy, Suzanne Tobin, Michael Vasilev