Dr. Elangovan has been a professor of Organizational Behaviour at the Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria since 1992. He served as the Associate Dean from 2008-2011 and as the Director of GSB International from 2003 till 2022. He was the Special Advisor to the President for Strategic Planning from October 2021 till August 2022, and was appointed Associate Vice President, Global Engagement for the university in September 2022. Professor Elangovan’s teaching and consulting interests are in the areas of leadership, organizational analysis, trust, conflict management, and negotiations. The primary focus of his current research is on “understanding why and how some people have deeply fulfilling and optimal work lives and what others can learn from their experiences”. As part of this program of research, his scholarly inquiries address the notions of authenticity, meaningfulness, callings, wisdom, and wellbeing at work. In 1999, Dr. Elangovan was awarded the University of Victoria Alumni Award for Teaching Excellence (now called the Harry Hickman Award). In February 2012, Professor Elangovan was recognized with Canada’s most prestigious teaching award – the 3M National Teaching Fellowship. In May 2013 he was named a University of Victoria Distinguished Professor. Professor Elangovan is also active in providing executive and management development training and consulting services for numerous private and public sector organizations in Canada, Europe, and Asia. Over the years, he has served on the Board of Directors of OA Solutions (an IT company), the Advisory Group for the Auditor-General of B.C., the Mayor’s (Victoria) Technology Council, and the Gustavson School of Business International Advisory Board. Since December 2022 he has been on the Advisory Group for the Auditor General of Vancouver, and in January 2023 he was appointed as Chair of the International Advisory Board for the JKU Business School at Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Austria.