Prasanthi Vasanthakumar

UM researchers study the ultra-tiny to solve for today’s growing industries.

LEANNE KEDDIE, an accounting professor at Carleton University, noticed that a third of executives were earning bonuses for environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance in 2015.

No gifts. No inheritance. No nothing. Meet the Canadians who are struggling to support their aging parents, and won’t inherit anything for it.

How a chance game of shinny paved the way to a major drug discovery and a $9-billion payday.

After two-and-a-half gruelling years of leading organizations in a global pandemic, the C-suite is burned out.

A digest for diligent directors (Director Journal, March/April 2023)

By Prasanthi Vasanthakumar, Institute of Corporate Directors The verdict is in: In its post-mortem report, the U.S. Federal Reserve blamed its weak supervision and regulation for the demise of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). However, it also singled out…

The work force is having its say on pay. Are boards ready?

Countless workers across North America are struggling with long Covid. Blissfully unaware, many Canadians are partying like it’s 2019. But as shapeshifting variants and waves come at us, the bodies keep piling up.

By Prasanthi Vasanthakumar, Institute of Corporate Directors Nearly a year ago, many Canadians packed up their bags and left the office to work from home for an undefined, unprecedented period. Few expected it would last as long as it has. But in…

By Prasanthi Vasanthakumar, Institute of Corporate Directors Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination drive has picked up steam in recent weeks, but it started at a snail’s pace. In the early days, our vaccine woes were largely due to a lack of domestic…

By Prasanthi Vasanthakumar, Institute of Corporate Directors From President Donald Trump’s recent call to boycott Goodyear over its ban on MAGA hats to Starbucks’s about-face on Black Lives Matter apparel, it’s evident the rules for proper workplace…

By Prasanthi Vasanthakumar, Institute of Corporate Directors We are now living in a world where health screening questions are a daily occurrence and vaccine passports may soon become a reality. Are public health and individual privacy at odds with…