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“It’s great to be back at McMaster. Physics was the first of three degrees I earned here at Mac. It was a great program that fed what’s always been a natural and intense curiousity. From an early age, I’ve always needed to understand how our world works, whether it was kinematics, electricity, business processes or strategy.

Faculty in the Department of Physics & Astronomy taught me how to define and tackle problems in an objective and scientific way. What I learned from faculty gave me the skills and confidence to bring a more analytical and data-driven approach to strategic planning, policy development, marketing and financial decisions. It’s an approach I’ve applied throughout my career and one that I’ve brought to all the teams I’ve worked with and led since graduating in 2007.

That’s the same approach I’ll be taking with my work here in the Faculty of Science. I’m spending my first 90 days meeting with directors, faculty and staff to learn everything I can about our research centres and institutes. What are the strengths? What are the challenges? What are the key strategic opportunities? Answers to those questions will help define what supports will provide the greatest value in allowing our centres and institutes to perform at the highest possible level and deliver on their research mandates.”

Prior to joining the Faculty of Science, Jamie was Manager of Health Analytics and Manager of Research & Business Intelligence with the Region of Peel, a manager with KPMG and a senior consultant with Blackstone Partners. Jamie graduated from McMaster with a Bachelor of Science in Physics, a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a Master of Business Administration with a management of innovation and new technology specialization. Outside of work, Jamie spends time with his wife and two children in Ancaster where he tackles home renovation projects.