Margaret Zanel is a seasoned board member and expert in strategy and leadership with over 30 years of executive experience across Fortune 100 companies, start-ups, and private equity ventures across North America. She currently serves as a Partner in Strategy and Leadership at Wentworth Strategy Group, where she provides expert advice to boards, CEOs, and leadership teams, focusing on growth, sustainability, and long-term success.
Margaret holds significant leadership roles in academia and the nonprofit sector. She is a member of McMaster University’s Senate and its Executive Committee, as well as Vice-President of the McMaster Alumni Association’s Board of Directors. In the nonprofit realm, Margaret is a member of the Board of Directors of Achēv, a leading organization supporting newcomers to Canada, where she chairs the Strategic and Risk Management Committee. Her previous governance experience includes advisory roles with Canadian women-owned start-ups in ride-hailing services and bio-conservation technology, as well as serving as a subsidiary board member for Xerox Canada Ltd.
Academically, Margaret contributes as an instructor with the DeGroote School of Business Executive Education program, where she teaches courses on strategy, governance and equity, diversity, and inclusion. She also serves as a lead facilitator for the World Trade Centre’s Trade Accelerator Program (TAP).
Margaret was honoured as one of Diversity MBA Magazine’s “Top 50 over 50” and “Top 100 Women of Influence.” Margaret holds an MBA in International Business from McMaster University and an ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.
