Our Team
Board of Directors
IRFHAN RAWJI
Founder & Board Chairman
Irfhan Rawji has been a strategic consultant, public company senior executive and investor for over 15 years. Irfhan holds an MBA with High Honors from Harvard Business School where he was a Baker Scholar and a BCom, Finance, with High Honours from the University of British Columbia where he was a Wesbrook Scholar.
KEITH MARTIN
Treasurer & Board Member
Keith Martin has worked in politics in Ireland and Europe, as well as in the international development space in both Afghanistan and central Africa. Currently, Keith is a Partner at McKinsey & Company and holds a BSc from the Waterford Institute of Technology and an MBA from the University of British Columbia.
DAN BARAK
Secretary & Board Member
Dan Barak is an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company's Toronto office. He specializes in Private Equity work and has served clients across tech, industrials, financial and consumer topics. Prior to joining McKinsey, Dan completed a BCom (Hon.) at the University of British Columbia and served as an officer in the Israeli Navy.
PAOLA BLENDL
Privacy Officer & Board Member
Paola has a BCom (Hon.) from UBC and started her career at Accenture working on strategy consulting projects across multiple industries and functions in Toronto and Calgary. She was there for four and a half years, starting out as an Analyst and leaving as an Engagement Manager. Since then, Paola has been with the Strategy and Finance Team at the Clinton Health Access Initiative, providing strategic and operational support to Ministries of Health in Southeast Asia, Central America, and Southern Africa in order to eliminate malaria by 2030.
JONATHAN LAWRENCE
Board Member
Jonathan Lawrence is the Vice President of Developments and head of the New York office for The Luxus Group, an Alberta-based company. Luxus specializes in hospitality and resort residential developments, with projects in North America and Italy. Jonathan previously worked as a Case Team Leader in the Toronto office of Bain & Company. Jonathan completed a BSc from the University of Alberta and an MBA from the University of British Columbia.
Facilitating Team
PARKER BLACKMAN
PROGRAM LEAD
Parker Blackman is currently a Senior Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company.
JACQUELINE LICHTY
PROGRAM LEAD
Jacqui Lichty is currently a Consultant at Boston Consulting Group.