Margaret Mckee

Margaret is the Academic Director of the Halifax Directors Education Program, and the Associate Dean of Undergraduate and Professional Graduate Programs in the Sobey School of Business at Saint Mary’s University. Her teaching and research is focused on business ethics, CSR/sustainability and governance, with her latest research examining boards of directors from the perspective of diversity and inclusion.

Margaret transitioned to academia after a 20-year career as a professional communicator and strategist with publicly-traded companies, federal and provincial government departments, and consulting firms in Halifax and Toronto.

Over her career, Margaret has served on several not-for-profit boards. She is currently on the Board of Governors for Saint Mary’s University and a member of the Executive Committee for the ICD Maritimes Chapter. She has completed the ICD-Rotman Not-for-Profit Governance Essentials Program (GEP), and the Directors Education Program, earning her ICD.D designation in 2016.

Education

• Ph.D., Business Administration (Management), Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary’s University , 2008
• M.B.A., Business Administration (Management), Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto , 1997
• Bachelor of Public Relations (Distinction), Public Relations , Mount Saint Vincent University , 1984

Non-Academic Work Experience

• 1998 - 2020, Consultant, M. McKee Communications Counsel
• 1996 - 1997, Manager, Internal Communications, CANADA TRUST

Honours

• Governor General of Canada: Top Graduate Student Saint Mary’s University - 2009
• Graduate Student Award of Merit Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada (SWAAC) - 2008
• Most Promising Dissertations, 3rd Place Management, Spirituality and Religion Division, Academy of Management - 2007
• Doctoral Fellowship Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council - 2006
• Doctoral Fellowship Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council - 2005
• Best Student Paper: Making Sense of Workplace Spirituality In B. Sharma (Ed.), Proceedings of the 35th Annual Meeting of the Atlantic Schools of Business - 2005
• Doctoral Fellowship Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary’s University - 2004
• The Study of Ethical Leadership: Emerging Issues International Applied Business Research Conference - 2004
• Best Paper Winner: The Study of Ethical Leadership: Emerging Issues International Applied Business Research Conference - 2004