Kulvir's EXPERIENCE
At KSG Strategy
As an independent consultant, I go deep with clients and deliver personalized value. Some of my notable client projects include:
- Designing and facilitating a strategy offsite for the leadership team of a geoscience consulting firm that identified short and long-term priorities for the business and founders.
- Developing (and then updating) the long-term strategy of a leading mining post-secondary education and research institute through facilitation of in-person and virtual sessions with the leadership team
- Advising a national homecare provider in the launching and scaling of new digital and specialized platforms through a series of working sessions and individual coaching
- Designing and facilitating annual strategic planning sessions for a mining optimization consulting firm focused on identifying opportunities for improvement and innovation.
- Designing and delivering a half-day workshop for the sales and marketing leaders of a global manufacturing company focused on how to collaboratively deliver a world-class customer experience
Through Boutique Consulting Firms
Through collaborations with leading innovation and growth strategy firms, I’ve led and supported large-scale innovation, strategy, and leadership initiatives globally. My clients have included leaders in mining, materials manufacturing, oil and gas, insurance, entertainment and media as well as financial services.
Working Across Industries
I have been part of multi-stakeholder initiatives to unite industry leaders and drive collective innovation and sustainability efforts:
- Development Partner Institute - A global initiative to promote sustainable mining practices, bringing together leaders from across regions to drive meaningful change.
- ReThink Mining - A national mining innovation consortium, facilitating partnerships between mining companies, universities, and technology providers to advance innovation.
- The Nourish Movement - Connecting innovators and their innovations to empower human health through food, sustainably.
Driving Strategy On The Inside
Through roles as a corporate and non-profit board member, and as interim Executive Director twice, I’ve shaped and executed strategy from within. My experience includes:
- Being on the Board of Directors of both the hospital and foundation sides of William Osler Health System for 15 years (6 as Chair of the Board) managing through multiple planning and leadership cycles
- Supporting the transformation of the Empire Club of Canada through my involvement on it’s Board of Directors and strategic planning and governance committees.
- Serving on the Board of Directors of Canada Nickel Company as it builds the next generation of high quality, high potential nickel projects support the electric vehicle revolution.
- Co-Founder, Board Chair and one-time Interim (Volunteer) Executive Director of Seva Food Bank, helping establish it as a major institution for social change in the Mississauga community
- Board Chair and also one-time Interim (Volunteer) Executive Director of Sikh Research Institute driving organizational stability, alignment and growth
Strategic Advisor To Start-Ups
As a formal advisor to several start-ups (currently Celerity Craft, previously Summit Nanotech) and a mentor for the Mining and Minerals stream at Creative Destruction Labs, I support founders in shaping their business strategies, developing scalable models, and crafting go-to-market plans.
Kulvir's OFFICIAL BIO
Kulvir Singh Gill
Kulvir Singh Gill is a gifted strategist and facilitator with over twenty years of experience in helping organizations build their growth strategies, develop their next generation of innovative leaders and drive performance. Kulvir has designed and delivered dozens of corporate strategy retreats, multi-stakeholder working sessions, and leadership programs for high-potential talent around the world. Over his career, he has worked directly with Fortune 500 clients across multiple industries, including mining, oil and gas, heavy industrial, financial services, and retail.
In an advisory role, Kulvir currently serves on the board of directors for Canada Nickel Company and the advisory board of Celerity Craft. He has also been on the advisory boards of Summit Nanotech and Zerv. He is also a mentor for the Minerals stream of the Creative Destruction Lab.
Kulvir has also played a major role in driving several multi-stakeholder industry coalitions. He was the Founding Executive Director of the Development Partner Institute (DPI) to advance sustainability in the mining industry. In that role, he has convened global working groups, spoken at major mining conferences and led regional catalyst programs in South Africa, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru. He has also served as the Innovation Ecosystem Manager for the Canadian Mining Innovation Council (CMIC). He currently serves as a co-lead for The Nourish Movement which brings global leaders to empower human health through food, sustainably.
Kulvir began his career as a management consultant with Oliver Wyman before holding several positions with Barrick Gold involving supply chain management, post-merger integrations, strategic planning, and innovation.
Kulvir is also passionate about community service. He is a co-founder and board chair of the Seva Food Bank in Mississauga. He also serves on the boards of the Empire Club of Canada and the Sikh Research Institute and was previously on the board of the William Osler Health System. Kulvir is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and a 2010 Action Canada Fellow. He holds a B.Sc. and a B. Comm. from the University of Calgary and the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors. He lives with his family in Brampton, Ontario.
