Christopher Makris, Senior Associate

Christopher Makris

Senior Associate

MaRS Discovery District

Lieu
Canada - Toronto
Éducation
Master, Business Administration
Expérience
10 years, 8 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :10 years, 8 Mois

Senior Associate à MaRS Discovery District
  • Canada
  • Je travaille ici depuis septembre 2018

Project lead and business designer for corporate engagements that focus on the development of innovation strategies and capacity building to mobilize transformation efforts.
• Responsible for business development opportunities and program design to create impact for MaRS
• Manage project finances, sprint plans and design activities across active projects
• Strong project leader, supporting design teams and translating insights into actionable solutions for clients

Summer Associate à Rotman Design Works
  • Canada - Toronto
  • avril 2017 à août 2017

Worked with a major telecommunications company to
adapt the roles and responsibilities of the retail manager for their future of retail initiative.
• Developed and conducted ethnographic interviews
and distilled into novel insights
• Convened twenty senior internal stakeholders for an ideation workshop, generating six tangible concepts
• Synthesized and communicated viable business opportunities available for Senior Leadership to pursue

Senior Financial Advisor à The Bank of Scotiabank
  • Canada - Oakville
  • octobre 2014 à décembre 2015

Collaborated closely with management, external specialists and Small Business partners to provide comprehensive and unique financial solutions to clients.
• Managed a portfolio of over 500 clients, with over $25m in investable assets and $100m in lending
• Developed and executed Lunch and Learns with team members to grow new business sales, to an audience of 10-15 per session

Financial Consultant à Investors Group
  • Canada - Toronto
  • juillet 2011 à octobre 2014

Lead the growth and development of an investment practice to a portfolio size of approximately $25m of assets under management
- Lead the identification and relationship building activities to drive new clients and business
- Delivered financial workshops to educate and build client base
- Managed the investment portfolio of over 40 families

Éducation

Master, Business Administration
  • à University of Toronto
  • mai 2018

Minor Degree in Innovation Strategy and Business Design - Executive team for the Business Design Club and the Sports Strategy Club - Lead the design and implementation of Canada's largest design case competition

Baccalauréat, Business And Finance
  • à Wilfrid Laurier University
  • mai 2011

Major: Finance Intramural Capitan: Soccer and Water polo

Specialties & Skills

Business Strategy
Futures
Service Design
Business Design
Innovation
Business Development
Convening
Budgeting
User Research
Innovation Strategy
Business Strategy
Leadership
User Experience Design
Facilitation
Program Design

Langues

Anglais
Langue Maternelle

Formation et Diplômes

User Experience Design (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Brainstation
Date de la formation:
December 2019
Durée:
30 heures

Loisirs

  • Soccer