Nick Bontis
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| Born | May 27, 1969 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation | business professor, professional speaker, management consultant |
| Spouse | Stacy (Pliakos) Bontis |
| Children | 3 (Charlie, Dino, Tia Maria) |
| Website www.bontis.com McMaster Profile |
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Nick Bontis (born May 27, 1969) is a Canadian academic, professional speaker and management consultant. He specializes in intellectual capital, knowledge management and organizational learning. Bontis is Associate Professor of Strategic Management and Director of Undergraduate Programs at the DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is also the Director of the Institute for Intellectual Capital Research a management consulting firm and research think-tank that specializes in conducting human capital diagnostic assessments for corporate and government clients. He is also Associate Editor of the Journal of Intellectual Capital and Chief Knowledge Office of Knexa Enterprises - the world's first knowledge exchange auction.[1][2][3]
In 1992, Bontis graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honors Business Administration) from Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario receiving the university's top scholastic achievement award.[citation needed] In 1999, he graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy (Business Administration) from Ivey and his doctoral dissertation became the number one selling thesis in Canada.[citation needed]
Bontis currently lives in Ancaster, Ontario.
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Academic
Bontis teaches business strategy to undergraduates, knowledge management to MBAs, and advanced statistics to doctoral students. He is also the coordinator of the first year introduction to business orientation course. In 2007, he was recognized as the first professor ever to win three outstanding teaching awards simultaneously: undergraduate instructor of the year, MBA instructor of the year, and McMaster University instructor of the year. He also received the faculty researcher of the year award for the business school. Maclean’s has rated him as one of McMaster’s most popular professors for six years in a row.[4] In 2007, Bontis was one of 38 professors nominated for the 2008 Ontario's Best Lecturer award.[5]. In February 2008, TVO announced that he was among the top ten finalists.[6].
Speaker
Bontis is recognized as one of Canada's top professional speakers.[citation needed] He helps organizations leverage their most important intangible asset for sustainable competitive advantage. He is represented exclusively in Canada by Speakers' Spotlight and in the United States by the Leigh Bureau.[7][8]
Consultant
As the Director of the Institute for Intellectual Capital Research, Bontis' management consulting services have been sought after by leading organizations such as the United Nations, Microsoft, Health Canada, Royal Bank, Telus, Accenture, the US Navy and IBM.[citation needed] Tom Stewart, current Editor of the Harvard Business Review, recognizes him as "a pioneer and one of the world's real intellectual capital experts”.[citation needed] Nick is also on the Advisory Board of several organizations including a variety of educational-based institutions designing and implementing executive development programs across the country.[9]
Other interests
Bontis is an avid athlete and musician. He has played soccer competitively since childhood for a variety of premier clubs in Ontario (Scarborough Maple Leaf, Scarborough Azzurri, London City, London Portuguese, Dundas United, Hamilton Greek Olympic, Stoney Creek Proto Star). He is a former winner of the Ontario Cup (five times) and represented Canada in a World Youth Cup tournament in Bremen, Germany in 1986. As a varsity soccer player at the University of Western Ontario, he was a multiple OUA all-star, leading goal scorer and team MVP. Bontis also received the Bronze W and the Purple Blanket Award as an outstanding dual athlete at UWO. He was a Canadian all-star and national silver medallist in the running long jump as a member of the UWO varsity track & field team.[10]
Bontis spent many years as a Euphonium player competing at various music festivals as a youth. He was also an active member of his high school's jazz ensemble, choir and orchestra. While at UWO, Nick played the Euphonium in the Symphonic Band for several years.
Bibliography
- Bontis, N. (2002). World Congress of Intellectual Capital Readings. Boston: Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann KMCI Press. ISBN 075067475X
- Choo, C. and N. Bontis. (2002). The Strategic Management of Intellectual Capital and Organizational Knowledge. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 019515486X
- Bontis, N. (2004). eBusiness Essentials. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing. ISBN 1593112483
- Borins, S., Kernaghan, K., Bontis, N., Brown, D., Thompson, F. and Perri 6. (2007). Digital State at the Leading Edge: Lessons from Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0802094902
References
- ^ http://www.NickBontis.com/BontisCV.pdf
- ^ Journal of Intellectual Capital information
- ^ Collaboration, Knowledge Management(KM), Knowledge Exchange, Software and Services From Knexa
- ^ Centre for Leadership in Learning
- ^ BESTLECTURER The Professors Page
- ^ CNW Group | TVONTARIO | TVO announces 10 finalists in the Big Ideas 2008 Best Lecturer Competition!
- ^ Dr. Nick Bontis: Leading Strategy & Management Expert
- ^ Dr. Nick Bontis - Bio
- ^ http://www.NickBontis.com/BontisOnePager.pdf
- ^ PURPLE BLANKET - WesternMustangs.ca—Official Web Site of Western Ontario Athletics
