Lee-Anne McAlear is an award-winning facilitator, educator, consultant, and speaker. She is Program Director at the Centre of Excellence in Innovation Leadership at The Schulich School of Business (home of the top-rated MBA in Canada according to the Financial Times), Executive Education, York University and has been a sought after lecturer and instructor since 2004. Lee-Anne is also the founding partner of the Toronto-based innovation and leadership house, CURRENT, and a Director of the International Association of Innovation Professional - the only association offering globally recognized certifications in innovation. Lee-Anne has worked extensively in the innovation space in over 32 countries in both the public and private sectors. She has piloted several global innovation initiatives that have, for example, delivered new approaches to brand revitalization, new methods for delivering patient care and new ways to address customer retention. In her work at Schulich, she and her team are responsible for designing and delivering programs enhancing the innovation and leadership capabilities of executives and their people. Their programs are consistently among the top rated at Schulich. Lee-Anne speaks globally at over 25 conferences a year and has shared the stage with presenters as diverse as Alan Alda and Don Tapscott.