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Leah McTiernan

Evaluator · DISC type sdc
Chief Marketing Officer at International Business University
📍 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Leah is the Chief Marketing Officer at International Business University, leveraging an extensive background in global brand and communications strategy from her time as a Senior Vice President at Ipsos. An award-winning market researcher with a Master of Health Administration, people describe her as hardworking and adept at navigating complex situations to get things done.

She is actively involved in the professional communications community, serving on the 2025/26 board for the IABC Canada East Region as the Director of Leadership and Professional Development. Leah is passionate about building learning programs that bridge communication gaps across geographies and functions, fostering engagement and innovation.

Unique fact: Leah hosted the Ipsos podcast "The Operational Angle, " which became the companys most downloaded podcast of 2023.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Chief Marketing Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Personality Overview

How Leah shows up

Thorough Evaluator
Fast But Analytical
Quality Focused

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Priorities

Topics Leah cares about

Thought Leadership
A core focus of her career, she has launched thought leadership programs, is a published author, and speaks at industry events like ESOMAR.
Strategic Communications
A key expertise highlighted across her senior roles at Ipsos and her current CMO position, focusing on brand strategy and corporate communications.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Chief Marketing Officer
International Business University
7-2024 - 10-2025
Principal
LRM Consulting
11-2021 - 1-2026
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL PANELS & COMMUNICATIONS
Ipsos
4-2020 - 11-2021
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, PRODUCT ACTIVATION & COMMUNICATIONS
Ipsos
2-2018 - 4-2020
Vice President, Product Activation
Ipsos
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
8-2016 - 6-2018
Master of Health Administration
University of Toronto
1995 - 1997
Business Administration and Management
University of Victoria
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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