Elspeth Murray

Elspeth Murray is an Associate Professor at the Smith School of Business, Queen's University, where she serves as Director of the Queen’s Centre for Business Venturing and holds the CIBC Fellowship in Entrepreneurship. She specializes in strategy, entrepreneurship, and management of change. Her academic contributions include co-authoring the influential book Fast Forward: Organizational Change in 100 Days. Murray has pioneered initiatives such as the Tricolour Venture Fund, Canada’s first university-based student-led venture capital fund, and has held leadership roles including Associate Dean of MBA and Masters Programs since 2012.

• Education:
• PhD in Business (1999), University of Western Ontario
• MBA (1987), Queen's University
• BScH in Mathematics and Computer Science (1985), Queen's University

Her research focuses on enhancing entrepreneurial success through structured programs and organizational change strategies. She has held cross-appointments including Director of the Queen’s Centre for Business Venturing (2008–2011) and Vice Chair of the Ontario Research and Innovation Council (2005–2008).

Awards:

• CIBC Fellow in Strategy and Entrepreneurship (Smith School of Business)
• Scotiabank Scholar (Scotiabank Centre for Customer Analytics)

Teaching & Leadership: Teaches courses in entrepreneurship, AI strategy, and innovation. Her work integrates academic research with practical industry insights, drawing on her prior experience at IBM and Canadian Tire.

Labs/Teams: Leads the Queen’s Centre for Business Venturing and oversees the Tricolour Venture Fund, fostering student engagement in venture capital and entrepreneurship.