A seasoned corporate executive and management consultant, Jeff Chan brings a unique balance of human resources management and strategy consulting experience gained in diverse industries around the globe.
Jeff brings a strategic mindset honed at McKinsey & Company where he spent over 10 years, initially in its organization performance practice and then as a co-founder of its global Growth and Innovation Practice. During that time, he served clients in many industries including financial services, retail, and high-tech, in North & South America, Europe, Africa, Australia and Asia on issues encompassing cost-cutting and restructuring, human resources and organization performance, and growth strategy and business building. Prior to joining McKinsey, Jeff held senior human resources positions in Canada and the US, with Amphenol Corporation, formerly a division of AlliedSignal (now Honeywell), American Express and SHL Systemhouse (now EDS an HP Company). More recently he headed up the inaugural human resources, volunteer, language services and accreditation functions for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Committee and was Sr. Vice President, Human Resources at CMA Holdings (also known as MD Financial) in Ottawa. He is currently on contract with SECOR Consulting in Toronto as a Consulting Partner, and focuses on helping clients improve organizational performance and achieve growth aspirations.
Jeff holds an MBA from the University of Western Ontario and a BA from Queen’s University where his focus was on organizational behaviour. Jeff has varied community interests, having served six years as an elected member of the Queen’s University Board of Trustees. He has also volunteered as a member of the Queen's University Council on Athletics and on the Board of the Queen's Alumni Association. He is currently a member of the Executive Committee for the planned $250M Queen’s Centre project, and the Board's Advancement Committee. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Toronto, chairman of its Race Relations committee, and a member of its Labour Relations committee. He is also past President of the Toronto Junior Board of Trade, past Governor of Variety Village in Toronto, and past Chairman of the Vanier Cup – Canada’s University Football Championship. For fun, he is the photographer for the Queen’s University Golden Gaels football team, the 2009 Vanier Cup Champions.
