Ian Lee
Professor
Sprott School of Business
Ottawa, Ontario
ian.lee@carleton.ca
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(613) 222-7722
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Bio/Research
Lee was employed for 9 years in banking as a Loan Manager, Mortgage Manager and commercial lender in 1970s and early 1980s, where he lent millions of dollars in mortgages.
Lee teaches the 4th year STRATEGY CAPSTONE course and the MBA strategy capstone course – where the strategic directi...
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Lee teaches the 4th year STRATEGY CAPSTONE course and the MBA strategy capstone course – where the strategic directi...
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Bio/Research
Lee was employed for 9 years in banking as a Loan Manager, Mortgage Manager and commercial lender in 1970s and early 1980s, where he lent millions of dollars in mortgages.
Lee teaches the 4th year STRATEGY CAPSTONE course and the MBA strategy capstone course – where the strategic direction and competitive advantage of the firm is analyzed – in conjunction with the economic policies of governments that affect firms and industry eg taxation, trade agreements, regulation.
Lee has appeared multiple times before the House of Commons Finance and Senate Banking committees. He has been in every Government of Canada budget lockup since 2008 until 2020. He attended pre-budget consultations with the Minister of Finance in 2009 and 2011.
He has published over 35 Op-eds in Globe and Mail, National Post, Ottawa Citizen, New York Times, Ottawa Business Journal, and the Toronto Star.
After the collapse of communism, Lee taught approximately 100 times across Central and Eastern Europe and China - for American and Canadian EMBA programs - in Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Latvia, Croatia, and the Czech Republic. And later in Hong Kong and Shanghai China and Iran from 1998-2008.
Lee is a past member of Carleton's Board of Governors.
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Lee teaches the 4th year STRATEGY CAPSTONE course and the MBA strategy capstone course – where the strategic direction and competitive advantage of the firm is analyzed – in conjunction with the economic policies of governments that affect firms and industry eg taxation, trade agreements, regulation.
Lee has appeared multiple times before the House of Commons Finance and Senate Banking committees. He has been in every Government of Canada budget lockup since 2008 until 2020. He attended pre-budget consultations with the Minister of Finance in 2009 and 2011.
He has published over 35 Op-eds in Globe and Mail, National Post, Ottawa Citizen, New York Times, Ottawa Business Journal, and the Toronto Star.
After the collapse of communism, Lee taught approximately 100 times across Central and Eastern Europe and China - for American and Canadian EMBA programs - in Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Latvia, Croatia, and the Czech Republic. And later in Hong Kong and Shanghai China and Iran from 1998-2008.
Lee is a past member of Carleton's Board of Governors.
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Links
Media Appearances
Lee discusses inflation hitting another 40-year record, Toronto Sun, July 20, 2022
Lee discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the stock markets, CTV, February 28, 2020
Lee discusses the impact of rail blockades on the economy, Global News Radio, February 25, 2020
Lee discusses the job ahead for next Conservative leader, Toronto Sun, August 22, 2020
Lee discusses the impact of school strikes on the Ontario economy, Global News, January 21, 2020
Lee discusses small businesses offering a living wage to employees, CBC, March 20, 2022
Lee discusses Canada’s 2035 zero-emissions vehicle goal, BNN, July 9, 2021
Lee discusses the Conservative party’s platform on day-care, BNN, September 9, 2021
Lee discusses Air Canada executive bonuses, BNN, June 7, 2021
Lee discusses the alarming economic reality facing Canada, National Post, May 17, 2021
Lee discusses the ongoing success of Giant Tiger, Ottawa Business Journal, May 11, 2021
Lee discusses how Asian markets could blunt EU ban on Russian oil, CTV, May 31, 2022
Lee discusses three government measures that have been driving the housing market, BNN, April 9, 2021
Lee discusses the option of province-wide vaccine mandates, CTV, August 29, 2021
Lee discusses CEO compensation, CBC, January 4, 2021
Lee discusses the beginning of negotiations between union and automakers, Canadian Press, August 11, 2020
Lee discusses why McDonald’s, Starbucks, Coke, Pepsi are suspending business in Russia, CBC, March 8, 2022
Lee discusses a potential spike in the price of Canadian dairy, CTV, October 31, 2021
Lee discusses Trudeau’s naming Greenpeace activist as climate chief, Reuters, October 27, 2021
Lee discusses attempts to regulate Facebook, BNN, October 6, 2021
Lee discusses Trudeau’s failure to act on skyrocketing inflation, Toronto Sun, April 20, 2022
Lee discusses the need for a methodical approach to greening the electric grid, BNN, August 31, 2021
Lee discusses who controls the price of crude oil, CTV, May 25, 2022
Lee discusses how Canadians will pay for the costly pandemic, Toronto Sun, November 21, 2020
Lee discusses possible rising interest rates once the COVID crisis ends, BNN, October 1, 2020
Lee discusses how proof of vaccines could work in private spaces and why it may be mandatory, BNN, August 4, 2021
Lee discusses the gamble taken by Trudeau during throne speech, Reuters, September 23, 2020
Lee discusses how Biden may change Canadian relations with Huawei, Western Standard, February 2, 2021
Lee discusses Air Canada closures and cancellations, CBC, June 30, 2020
Lee discusses the call from Ottawa business for government support, Globe and Mail, February 6, 2022
Lee discusses how Ontario’s minimum wage hike is incentivizing firms to automate, BNN, November 6, 2021
Lee discusses the recent changes to Shopify’s governance, Ottawa Business Journal, April 11, 2022
Lee discusses Ottawa’s fall economic statement, iPolitics, November 12, 2021
Lee discusses Canada Post ending its electronic service, iPolitics, October 29, 2021
Lee discusses what is behind the rising cost of fuel, CBC, May 18, 2022
Lee speaks about the future of university education, sootoday, May 17, 2020
Lee discusses the $13.2M owed by Dominion Diamond to N.W.T. businesses, CBC, May 4, 2020
Lee discusses where to expect to see new Canadian jobs in 2021, CTV, January 15, 2021
Lee discusses the economic impact of COVID-19, CTV, March 18, 2020