Personal profile
Personal profile
Deborah Frances Mulcair (Dr Deb) is an Associate Professor of Practice. She brings extensive industry experience and a track record of teaching excellence to her position at IBSS. Throughout her career, she worked in industry. Most of her experience is in corporate finance and management consulting. Deb worked for a multinational oil company and consulted on projects for the Business Development Bank of Canada, The Insurance Brokers Association of Québec, and Canadian Pacific Limited. Deb is experienced in Executive Education and the development of Financial Training Academies. She enjoys bringing practical experience to the classroom and teaching in the context of practice. Her volunteer experience includes Chair of University Budget Analysis at Vancouver Island University and a Director for the LaSalle Credit Union in Québec.
Research interests
Wellbeing and Inspired Lifework
Flow Theory
Educational Research
Experience
Associate Professor, Accounting and Finance Division, XJTLU, 2019-present
Professor, Finance and Quantitative Methods, Faculty of Business, Vancouver Island University, BC, 2012-2018
Instructor, Faculty of Business, Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC, 2004-2011
Instructor, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, 1994-2003
Instructor, Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alberta, 1997-2004
Consultant on Academy for Insurance Brokers Association of Quebec, Gradient Solutions, Inc., Montreal, Quebec, 2010
Consultant, Financial Management Training Academy, BCAAFC, Victoria, BC, 2010-2011
Consultant, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Victoria BC, 2008-2010
Consultant, BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres, Victoria, BC, 2009
Research Consultant, Mercatus Research Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, 2003
Consultant, Canadian Pacific Limited (CPL), Calgary, Alberta, 2001-2002
Economic Development Consultant, Creston Area Economic Development Society, Creston, BC, 2001
Market Research Consultant, PhD Consulting Group Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, 2001
Partner, Skye Communications Inc., 1990
Partner, Ski Plus Marketing Inc., Calgary, Alberta, 1988-1990
Business Manager, Mount Royal College SA, Calgary, Alberta, 1987-88
Financial Analyst, MIS Supervisor, Budget Analyst, Product Costing Supervisor, Esso Chemicals Canada, Montreal, 1981-86
Teaching
ACF901 / FIN901 Advanced Finance
ACF406 / FIN404 Alternative Investments and Strategies
ACF407 / ACC403 Accounting and Financial Management
MAN018 Essentials of Business Information Systems
Awards and honours
Best Teacher of the Year, Accounting and Finance Division, IBSS, 2019-2020
Visiting Professor, Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance, Shanghai, China, 2014-2017
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, 2008
MBA, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, 1988
BComm, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, 1981
Person Types
- Staff