Professor Daniel F. Muzyka is the dean and the RBC Financial Group Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Sauder School of Business at UBC.

Prior to assuming this position in 1999, Professor Muzyka taught and held senior administrative positions at a number of universities and institutions, including the Harvard Business School, INSEAD, Babson College, Northeastern University, Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania) and Williams College.

Professor Muzyka has extensive experience in academics, finance and business, and has participated on a number of boards of companies, venture capital funds, as well as not-for-profit and government organizations.

He worked in industry with General Electric in finance and strategy and was a strategy consultant, with Braxton Associates. In addition, he has been a board member and consultant to several other business and not-for-profit organizations, including the Vancouver Board of Trade (Past Chair), Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC), New Ventures B.C. and the European Venture Capital Association.

Professor Muzyka is currently a public director of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC). He serves or has served on various government councils, including The Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council (NSERC), The B.C. Competition Council, and the B.C. Premier’s Technology Council, among others.

Dr. Muzyka holds a Doctorate of Business Administration from Harvard University, an MBA with concentration in Strategic Planning from the University of Pennsylvania, and a BA with Honours in Physics and Astronomy from Williams College. He has been awarded the National Order of Merit (Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Merite) by the Government of France.