Peter Pomart

Peter Pomart is a Lecturer at the I.H. Asper School of Business while also completing his doctoral studies in Business Administration. He had previously served a variety of roles at Indigenous Business Education Partners (IBEP) prior to his appointment. During his tenure at IBEP, he led a team of dedicated staff to provide community and services to Indigenous business students studying at Asper, while also elevating the VIBE Awards and working with donor relations to secure funding for scholarships and bursaries in support of IBEP members. As a member of Mathias Colomb First Nation - and a second-generation residential school survivor - Pomart is dedicated to advancing reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada. His primary research aims to provide an Indigenous-centered perspective on how industry actors may better align their engagement practices with Article 32 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. He is also interested in sustainability, human rights and business, and decolonization.