Dr. Nick Bontis, Ph.D.

Director, Intellectual Capital Research

Dr. Nick Bontis is the world’s leading expert on intellectual capital and its impact on performance. He helps organizations leverage their most important intangible asset for sustainable competitive advantage. Nick has been immersed in the field since 1991 when a cover story in Fortune magazine, titled “Brainpower”, changed the course of his life. Risking a secure future, Nick left a promising banking career to pursue a PhD in the field. His ground-breaking doctoral dissertation went on to become the #1 selling thesis in Canada. Only in his mid 30’s, his accomplishments thus far could fill a volume.

As a consultant, Dr. Bontis is the Director of the Institute for Intellectual Capital Research – a leading strategic management consulting firm. His services have been sought after by leading organizations such as the United Nations, Microsoft, Health Canada, Royal Bank, Telus, Accenture, the US Navy and IBM. Tom Stewart, current Editor of the Harvard Business Review, recognizes him as a “pioneer and one of the world’s real intellectual capital experts”. Nick is also on the Advisory Board of several organizations including a variety of educational-based institutions designing and implementing executive development programs across the country.