New study reveals McGill best in Canada at producing CEOs [Video]

Montreal’s McGill University produces future CEOs more than any other university in Canada, according to a new study.

The study, by British company Immerse Education, used LinkedIn data to find the proportions of alums who became CEOs after graduating from various universities worldwide. McGill topped all Canadian institutions with a rate of 4.26 per cent.

Second place on the list was Queen’s University at a clip of 4.02 per cent.

Karl Moore, professor in the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill, attributes McGill’s success to three things: the quality of students, the McGill brand, and how the university teaches students to think.

“It’s the hardest school for undergraduate business students to get into across the country, and one of the hardest in the world,” Moore said. “We can’t mess them up.”

Moore also feels that the large proportion of international students helps all students garner a more comprehensive range of …