Robert Nourse

In addition to being an Adjunct Professor at the Ivey Business School, Robert Nourse is the Chairman of Arena Growth Ventures, a private investment company in Santa Barbara, California. Robert was previously the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bombay Company Inc., a company he founded and built into a publicly traded NYSE corporation with 450 stores throughout the United States and Canada. In recognition of his success in building and growing The Bombay Company, he is a past national winner of Inc. Magazine's Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the United States, as well as, the Ivey Business Leader Award in Canada. He currently serves as a Director to several young, growing companies and charitable organizations.