Practitioner mentors. Not lecturers reading slides.
Every Polancodreams faculty member has carried a P&L, led a function, or operated a venture. They teach what they have actually done.
Elena Marchetti
Academic Director · Strategy
Former INSEAD adjunct faculty and head of strategy for a TSX-listed retail group. Co-author of two practitioner playbooks on operating model design.
David Chen
Head of Finance Programs
Twenty years across Canadian capital markets. Senior research and advisory roles connected with national bank direct brokerage and TMX-listed asset managers.
Robert Petrov
Operations Lead
Former COO of a North American supply chain platform. Lectures on lean operations, S&OP and resilience.
Sarah Kowalski
Leadership & People
Executive coach to C-suite leaders in technology and financial services. Former HRBP for a Fortune 500 Canadian subsidiary.
Jonathan Nakamura
Entrepreneurship
Three-time founder, two exits. Active angel investor in BC and Ontario early-stage companies.
Laura Bergeron
Project Management
Former program director on multi-billion dollar infrastructure programs. PMP and SAFe certified.
Want to teach with us?
We accept a small number of guest practitioners each cohort. If you have led a function or built a company, we would like to hear from you.
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