Based in Calgary, Canada, Mike advises CEOs, boards, and senior executives across developed and emerging markets on strengthening decision quality, governance alignment, and enterprise value in moments of transition, disruption, and consequence.

His leadership career was built in technically complex, high-risk environments where safety, capital stewardship, and disciplined execution defined success. He led multicultural teams across varied geopolitical and regulatory contexts, partnering with boards, government stakeholders, and joint venture leaders to strengthen operational resilience, institutional capability, and long-term value creation. That experience gives him unusual credibility with senior leaders because his perspective comes from direct executive accountability.

As a former TEC Canada Chair, Mike worked closely with CEOs in confidential peer forums where consequential decisions were pressure-tested, assumptions challenged, and judgment refined in the face of uncertainty and the realities of leadership at the top.

He is known for integrating operational expertise, governance discipline, and executive coaching to help CEOs, boards, and senior leadership teams lead with clarity, govern risk with confidence, and sustain performance through uncertainty, AI disruption, and strategic transition.

How He Works

Mike works from a simple conviction: transformation is never just a technical challenge. It is equally a leadership, governance, and behavioral challenge. Lasting progress depends on how well leaders interpret risk, align people, and act with discipline under pressure. He brings together technical depth, governance insight, and emotional intelligence to help senior leaders build trust, adapt in uncertainty, and convert insight into focused execution.

He works with CEOs, boards, and leadership teams to:

• define risk appetite, decision boundaries, and escalation thresholds

• connect strategy, governance, and execution more coherently

• turn complexity into clear priorities and disciplined 90-day action

This enables leaders and boards to act with greater clarity, avoid expensive drift and missteps, and sustain momentum while protecting long-term resilience and enterprise value.

Teaching & Community

Alongside his advisory work, Mike serves as an Adjunct Professor at the SAIT School of Business, teaching leadership, strategy, human resources, and project management. The combination of executive operating experience, boardroom practice, and academic engagement gives him a distinctive ability to bridge insight and execution. For clients, that means practical guidance that is thoughtful, grounded, and immediately relevant to real leadership challenges.

Academic Background

Mike is a Sloan Fellow and holds an MSc in Leadership and Strategy from London Business School. His academic foundation also includes an MBA with Distinction from Warwick Business School, an MSc in Petroleum Engineering from IFP School in France, and a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He has further completed executive education at Harvard Business School and Oxford Saïd Business School, and is currently pursuing doctoral research at Golden Gate University on emerging technologies, with a particular focus on Generative AI and executive effectiveness.

Governance Credentials

Mike is an Accredited Board Director with advanced credentials in ESG, climate governance, and innovation governance. He also holds respected certifications in CFA Institute ESG Investing and GARP Sustainability and Climate Risk, reinforcing his ability to support leaders on the evolving demands of board oversight, sustainability, risk, and long-term value creation.

As an ICF-credentialed executive coach, Mike brings together coaching, governance, leadership, and enterprise performance to help CEOs, boards, and senior executives build resilience, sharpen judgment, and lead more effectively in complex, high-consequence environments.