March 30, 2022 by
Rebecca Cheung - A&S News
From revolutionizing the legal system to helping retail and service workers pivot to new industries, four A&S alumni have made waves in Canadian business and earned spots on the Globe and Mail’s list of 50 emerging leaders who are changing business today.
The list includes:
- Professor Benjamin Alarie, who earned his master of arts in economics from U of T and is the current Osler Chair in Business Law at U of T’s Faculty of Law. Alarie is co-founder and CEO of Blue J Legal, which specializes in software that leverages AI to predict outcomes for legal cases with remarkable accuracy. Blue J, which is currently being used by top accounting firms across Canada and the federal government, supports lawyers in making better decisions about which cases to pursue so they aren’t tying up the courts with straightforward ones.
- Alex Kjorven, who earned her bachelor of commerce degree as a member of St. Michael's College and is now striving to make home ownership achievable for Canadians. She serves as chief product officer of Ourboro, which co-invests in properties with home buyers. This way, buyers aren’t faced with another huge loan with high interest rates — when it’s time to sell the property, they reclaim their principal payments and split the remaining and appreciated value with Ourboro.
- Donna Litt, who earned her honours bachelor of arts as a member of University College and has helped Canadians find work during the global pandemic. Litt is co-founder and COO at Uvaro, which retrains retail and service workers so they can pivot to sectors with more opportunities. Since January 2020, Uvaro has graduated more than 300 people in Canada and the U.S.
- Moms at Work founder Allison Venditti, who graduated with an honours bachelor of arts as a member of Innis College. She is shining a light on pay equity by launching one of the country’s first compensation-transparent job boards.
Read more about these accomplished A&S alumni in the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business.
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- Meet 50 emerging leaders reinventing how Canada does business
The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business | February 25, 2022