Yolande E. Chan

Yolande E. Chan
Born
Yolande E. Brown

EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology (BS)
Hertford College, Oxford (MPhil)
University of Western Ontario (PhD)
Occupation(s)Dean and James McGill Professor, Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University

Yolande E. Chan is a Jamaican-Canadian information systems professor and education administrator. Chan joined the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University as Dean and James McGill Professor in August 2021. Her research focuses on innovation, knowledge strategy, digital strategy, and business-IT alignment. Chan has long been a champion for women and under-represented groups in academia. In her role as Dean of the Desautels Faculty of Management, she has made equity, diversity and inclusion a major strategic priority.