Jeff Chan

A seasoned strategy consultant and corporate executive, Jeff Chan brings a unique balance of human resources leadership and strategy consulting experience gained in diverse industries around the globe.Jeff brings a strategic mindset honed over 10 years at McKinsey & Company, in its organization performance practice and then as co-founder of its global Growth Practice, and more recently as a Consulting Partner at SECOR Consulting, an international management consultancy . He has served clients in sectors including financial services, retail, industrial, high-tech and non-profit, in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Australia and Asia on issues encompassing human resources and organization performance, growth strategy and business building, and cost-cutting and restructuring. Prior to McKinsey, Jeff held senior HR positions in Canada and the US, with Amphenol Corporation, formerly a division of AlliedSignal (now Honeywell), American Express, and SHL Systemhouse (now HP). More recently he headed up HR, volunteers, language services, and accreditation as SVP for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, and was Sr. VP, Human Resources at MD Financial in Ottawa. Jeff holds an MBA from Western and a BA from Queen’s where his focus was on organizational behaviour. Jeff has served as a Trustee of Queen’s University, Director of the Queen's Alumni Association, member of the Queen's Council on Athletics,the Executive Committee for the $250M Queen’s Centre project, and the Board's Advancement and Nominating Committees. He was a director of the Toronto Board of Trade, chair of its Race Relations Committee and a member of its Labour Relations committee. He has also been President of the Toronto Jr. Board of Trade, Governor of Variety Village, and Chairman of the Vanier Cup – Canada’s University Football Championship. For fun, he is the photographer for the Queen’s Golden Gaels football team, winners of the 2009 Vanier Cup.