Lee-Anne McAlear is an Associate Program Director for the Centre of Excellence in Innovation Management for the Schulich School of Business, Executive Development Education, York University.  Lee-Anne McAlear is an experienced facilitator, writer, consultant and speaker with a background in innovation, leadership development, strategic planning and team effectiveness.

She has worked with teams around the world (27 countries, five continents) in many forums (planning and training sessions, conferences, key note speaking etc.) and in many sectors, both public and private.  Lee-Anne has been responsible for delivering an extensive range of award-winning training initiatives; facilitating executive teams through strategic planning and consulting in the area of innovation.


She is currently the Associate Program Director Centre of Excellence in Innovation Management SEEC.

Lee-Anne has led a number of leadership conferences for clients as diverse as Johnson & Johnson, Baxter Health Care, Rich’s Food Group International, CIBC, Fidelity Investments and Ontario Heart and Stroke.