Dr Richard Leblanc

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Richard W. Leblanc, FCMC, CMC-AF, BSc, MBA, LLB, JD, LLM, PhD
Professor of Governance, Law & Ethics, , Director, , of the Bar of Ontario; Past Summer Faculty () at ; at the ; and Member, Academic Advisory Board, .

Short Bio

Richard Leblanc brings to business and professional clients a depth of information from his extensive research and work with boards of directors and training and development of leaders and managers. He is engaging, dynamic, personable and an award-winning educator, lawyer, consultant and author. Because of his work with leading companies and current research, Richard is always on the cutting edge of emerging global developments. His insight has guided leaders of organizations through his teaching, writing and direct consultation to government regulators and corporations.

Author or contributing author of dozens of scholarly and practitioner articles, books and programs, Richard’s work has been described by various faculty at Harvard, Yale, London Business School and elsewhere as “great & much needed,” “wonderful and pragmatic,” “thorough” and “nothing short of remarkable,” as well as by Fortune 500, NYSE, FTSE and other company leaders as “leading edge,” “ground-breaking,” “valuable guidance,” “indispensable,” “compelling” and “exceptional.”

Richard adopts a framework for governance effectiveness developed over several years. His work, directly or indirectly, has impacted companies throughout the world, including those that have used Richard’s methodology to strengthen their governance effectiveness and accountability practices.

Richard is frequently consulted by stakeholders – such as companies, investors, associations, partnerships, not-for-profits, the media and regulators – for the latest developments and trends and customizes his speaking engagements to please all types of audiences and classes. He received a recent teaching award as one of five of the top university teachers in Ontario. Richard is a strategic advisor at the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance at the University of Texas at Dallas and developed and taught a course in corporate governance at Harvard University, where he received an instructor rating of 4.9 and 4.7 out of 5 the last two times he taught it. View a sample video of Richard speaking .

Professor Leblanc is the recipient of awards for his research, teaching and other contributions, including the School of Administrative Studies Award for Theory and Practice, the Schulich School of Business Award for Teaching Excellence, and Merit Awards. Click for more. He is a frequent speaker and media commentator. See (speaking), (television, etc.) and (media outreach) respectively.

PhD	快播视频 (Schulich School of Business)
LLM	快播视频 (Osgoode Hall Law School)
JD	University of Detroit
LLB	University of Windsor
MBA	University of Toronto (Rotman School of Management)
BSc	University of Toronto
Member	Law Society of Upper Canada
Member	Roll of Solicitors (UK)
FCMC	Fellow Certified Management Consultant
CMC-AF	Certified Management Consultant - Academic Fellow

Email	rleblanc@yorku.ca
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Tel.	+1 (416) 736-2100 x 33744
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Dr Leblanc has served as an external advisor to boards that have won national awards and peer endorsement from institutional shareholders for their corporate governance practices and has also acted as a corporate governance expert witness in recent years. He has conducted over two hundred director interviews and has studied, advised and/or assessed dozens of boards in action. This work has spanned audit, compensation, nominating and governance committees, chairs of boards, chairs of board committees and CEOs. Click for more.