SFU's Beedie School of Business ("SFU Beedie") is the business school at

Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a public research university in British Columbia, Canada, with three campuses, all in Greater Vancouver: Burnaby (main campus), Surrey, and Vancouver. The main Burnaby campus on Burnaby Mountain, located from ...

(SFU) with multiple campuses across the

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. Simon Fraser University was founded in 1965 and by 1982, the business discipline had grown to sufficient size to become its own distinct faculty, and the

Bachelor of Business Administration Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is a bachelor's degree in business administration awarded by colleges and universities after completion of undergraduate study in the fundamentals of business administration and usually including advanced ...

(BBA) degree was established. In 2022, SFU Beedie celebrates its 40th anniversary. SFU Beedie operates on all three SFU campuses, with over 3,800 undergraduate BBA students in the Vancouver suburbs of Burnaby and Surrey; over 800 MBA and graduate students in SFU Beedie's Segal Graduate School in downtown Vancouver and SFU Surrey; non-credit programs at the director, executive and management levels; and a PhD program. In 1968, SFU Beedie established the

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(EMBA) program, the first of its kind in Canada. Since 2000, the school has launched the Management of Technology MBA, the Master of Science in Finance program, and a full-time and part-time MBA. In 2011, the school launched the world's first Executive MBA for the Americas in partnership with graduate business schools at

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(U.S.),

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(Mexico) and

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(Brazil). That same year, it launched Canada's first Indigenous Business Leadership Executive MBA, the first accredited MBA program in North America addressing Indigenous business, economic development and entrepreneurship. In 2014, the school introduced th
Graduate Certificate in Science and Technology Commercialization
a part-time certificate program providing research scientists and engineers with the frameworks, perspectives, and techniques needed for fostering product development and commercialization. SFU's Beedie School of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (

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) and the European Quality Improvement System (

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). SFU Beedie is ranked among the top ten business schools in Canada by

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. In 2011, the school received a donation in the amount of $22 million from alumnus Ryan Beedie and his father Keith, establishing SFU's Beedie School of Business. In 2016, SFU Beedie alumnus Charles Chang presented a $10 million gift to Simon Fraser University to establis
SFU's Charles Chang Institute for Entrepreneurship

Campuses

Burnaby

SFU Beedie's Burnaby campus is home to the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) undergraduate program, which hosts over 3,800 students.

Surrey

SFU Beedie's Surrey campus is a 30,000 square-metre institution located at Central City in Surrey. The building, designed by architect

Bing Thom Bing Wing Thom, (Chinese: 譚秉榮; 8 December 1940 – 4 October 2016) was a Canadian architect and urban designer. Born in Hong Kong, he immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with his family in 1950. A 1916 building located at the corner of Granville and Pender Streets in downtown Vancouver, SFU Beedie's Segal Graduate School is home to SFU's graduate business programs. It honours the university's former chancellor and SFU Beedie supporter Joseph Segal. Opened in 2005 and previously the Western Canada headquarters for the Bank of Montreal, the building underwent a $20 million renovation under architect Paul Merrick. The designers were able to retain many of the building's original features and materials, including marble columns, decorative plaster mouldings and stair balustrades. Two of the original vault doors were refurbished and installed as a decorative feature at the entrance to the student commons area. The downtown campus of SFU's Beedie School of Business is home to all graduate programs, including: the Executive MBA, MBA, Indigenous Business Leadership Executive MBA, Management of Technology MBA, Master of Science in Finance, Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, and PhD.

Jack Austin Centre for Asia-Pacific Business Studies

Th
Jack Austin Centre for Asia-Pacific Business Studies
is a joint venture of SFU's Beedie School of Business and the

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to provide research, outreach and training activities on business issues that are relevant to Canada's interests in the Asia Pacific region with a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship. The centre was named for Jack Austin, in recognition of his work in

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Notable alumni

Francesco Aquilini Francesco Weasel Aquilini (born 1969) is a Canadian businessman, investor, and philanthropist and is the current chairman of the Vancouver Canucks. He is a managing director of Vancouver-based Aquilini Investment Group,

, owner of the

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and

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: BBA, 1985 *

Terry Beech Terry Beech (born April 2, 1981) is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral district of Burnaby North—Seymour during the 2015 Canadian federal electi ...

, Member of Parliament for Burnaby North: BBA, 2006 * Hon.

Gordon Campbell Gordon Muir Campbell, (born January 12, 1948) is a retired Canadian diplomat and politician who was the 35th mayor of Vancouver from 1986 to 1993 and the 34th premier of British Columbia from 2001 to 2011. He was the leader of the British Co ...

, former MLA,

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(2001-2011): MBA, 1978 *

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, chief constable,

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: BBA, 1986 * Dave Cobb, former president and chief executive officer,

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: BBA, 1987 *

Zabeen Hirji Zabeen Hirji (born 1960) is a former Chief Human Resources Officer and a former member of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Group Executive in Toronto from 2007 - 2017. A native of Tanzania, she immigrated to Vancouver, Canada, in 1974 and joined the ...

, chief human resources officer,

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: MBA 1994 * Alan Juristovski, co-founder and chief executive officer, MetroLeap Media; co-founder, Urban Surface Solutions Inc.: EMBA, 2001 *

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, president, Global Civic Policy Society; former CM, Mayor of Vancouver: BBA, 1987 *

Milun Tesovic Milun Tesovic (born August 6, 1985) is a Canadian computer engineer, and was one of the youngest Internet entrepreneurs to sell his company to a major American media conglomerate. Life Born in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslav ...

, founder,

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; Co-Founder & CTO, MetroLeap Media: BBA 2008 *

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, head coach, Canadian men's basketball team; assistant coach, Portland Trail Blazers; head coach of

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: BBA, 1982 *

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, chief executive officer and founder,

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: BBA, 1985 * Elio Luongo, Chief Executive Officer and Senior Partner of

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in Canada

References

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External links

''SFU business school caters to leaders'', National Post

SFU Outstanding Alumni Awards 2010

Business schools in Canada