The Executive in Residence (EIR) program provides access to an experienced business executive as a sounding board for challenges and opportunities in the business world, builds on the relationship between the Capilano University School of Business and local and global businesses and helps students transition into the business community.
The EIR will provide students in CapU's Faculty of Business & Professional Studies with valuable insight into opportunities and challenges and expose them to real-life experiences in various business fields.
A significant part of this role is engaging with students and contributing to their personal and professional development while sharing the benefits of their experience.
They will also liaise with faculty members to ensure our programs reflect relevant trends and issues so that students graduate ready to enter the business world.
Outside of CapU, they will work on building partnerships with local businesses, industries and other communities.
"The EIR at CapU's School of Business is unique because it provides students with advanced opportunities for direct interaction with a credible, experienced business leader who has navigated the kinds of uncertainty and volatility they will invariably confront in the world of work."
Meet our Executive
With 40 years on the North Shore and a long track record of success in the business world, CapU business students have the rare opportunity to learn from Keith Cross, an experienced executive with expertise across several sectors of the economy.
As an entrepreneur and chief executive officer, Cross will share his skills in the following areas:
- Executive development
- Performance improvement
- Business planning
- Operations management
Keith Cross
Experienced CEO, Board Chair, Investor, Educator and Philanthropist
About Keith Cross
As a CEO, board chair, investor, educator, and philanthropist, Keith Cross has a demonstrated history of leading in the telecommunications, resources, manufacturing and aerospace industries.
Cross and his partners grew a management consulting firm within a Fortune 100 client base that worked in 35 countries on six continents.
As president and chief executive officer, RLG International was selected as one of Canada's best-managed companies fifteen times and he attained platinum-level status.
"You should take every opportunity to learn. It gives you the confidence to ask questions and let failure be your greatest teacher. My role is to foster confidence and curiosity to help students take on the world.”
Meet our sponsor
Quay Pacific Property Management is the founding sponsor of CapU’s Executive in Residence program. Chief Operations Officer Geoffrey Rosen has a long history of working with CapU when he was a student and now, as an alumni.
Having watched his father inspire students as an executive in residence at Edmonton’s then-Grant MacEwan College (now MacEwan University), Geoffrey is well-acquainted with the dynamic way that these programs boost students’ confidence by exposing them to real-world business experience.
That experience inspired him to sponsor a similar program at CapU.
Quay Pacific Property Management is a boutique firm offering strata management, rental management and real estate services.