Margaret Shepherd

Margaret BK Shepherd, better known as Maggie, currently serves as the Dean of the Williams School of Business at Bishop’s University. Dr. Shepherd is a graduate of Laval University, RMC (Kingston), and completed a post-graduate program on Negotiation through Harvard and her Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) from Walden University. Understanding influence and complex change is integral to her varied roles as a professor, a consultant, and a researcher. As a scholar-practitioner, Maggie focuses her research on practical outcomes and improving real-world applications. With a career in the federal government and higher education spanning more than 27 years, Maggie has held various senior academic, and administrative roles at The Royal Military College of Canada, including Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Chair of the MBA program, Interim Dean of Graduate Studies and Associate Vice-Principal. Maggie currently serves on the editorial Board of the Canadian Military Journal and the International Perspectives on Military Education journal through the Marine Corps Press and is a Fellow of the Centre for International and Defence Policy at Queen’s University. Maggie's commitment to the community extends to mentorship with the Loran Scholar's Foundation since 2015 and volunteering in the not-for-profit sector.