Daniel Muzyka

Dr. Daniel Muzyka is the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Conference Board of Canada and the RBC Financial Group Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business. He was previously the Dean at the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business, as well as the Dean of the Faculty of Management at UBC Okanagan. Prior to 1999, Dr. Muzyka taught and held senior administrative positions at a number of universities and institutions, including the Harvard Business School, INSEAD, Babson College, Northeastern University, Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania), and Williams College.

Dr. Muzyka has extensive experience in academics, finance, and business and has participated on a number of boards and advisory boards of companies, not-for-profit and government organizations, and venture capital fund boards. He worked in industry with General Electric in finance and strategy and was a strategy consultant, primarily with Braxton Associates. In addition, he has acted as a board member and consultant to several other business and not-for-profit organizations, such as the Vancouver Board of Trade (Past Chair), Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC), New Ventures B.C., and the European Venture Capital Association. Dr. Muzyka chaired NSERC’s Expert Advisory Committee on Partnerships and Innovation.

Dr. Muzyka is currently a public director of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC). He serves or has served on various government councils, including the B.C. Competition Council, and the B.C. Premier’s Technology Council. Dr. Muzyka holds a Doctorate of Business Administration from Harvard University, an MBA with concentration in Strategic Planning from the University of Pennsylvania, and a BA with Honours in Physics and Astronomy from Williams College. He has been awarded the National Order of Merit by the Government of France (Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite).