Chairs and professorships

Endowed Chairs

Endowed Chairs, funded by private gifts to the university, are available to both internal and external candidates.

Cédric Lesage

Lawrence S. Bloomberg Chair in Accountancy

Michel Magnan

Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in Corporate Governance

Distinguished professorships

Distinguished professorships, funded by gifts to the university, allow John Molson researchers to intensify research and scholarly activities in targeted areas of business.

Alexandra Dawson

CIBC Distinguished Professorship in Entrepreneurship and Family Business

Sergey Isaenko

RBC Professorship in Financial Derivatives

Caroline Roux

Royal Bank Distinguished Professorship in Marketing

Claudine Mangen

RBC Professorship in Responsible Organizations

Juliane Proelss

Jacques Ménard-BMO Professorship in Capital Markets

Canada Research Chairs

The Canada Research Chairs Program invests up to $311 million per year to attract and retain some of the world’s most accomplished and promising minds. Chairholders aim to achieve research excellence in engineering and the natural sciences, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences.

Alex Bitektine

Tier 2, Canada Research Chair in Strategic Entrepreneurship

Adriane MacDonald

Tier 2, Canada Research Chair in Governance & Sustainability

Concordia University Research Chairs

The Concordia University Research Chair (CURC) program provides direct support for research aligned with the university’s strategic areas and recognizes the chairholder’s research excellence. Faculty appointed as CURCs undertake innovative work on a broad range of topics that impact people, communities and economies.