Dr. Rick Colbourne (Algonquin Anishinaabe member of the Mattawa/North Bay Algonquin First Nation) is Associate Professor, Indigenous Leadership and Management.

Dr. Colbourne joined Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business to contribute back to Algonquin communities in Ontario and Quebec through building collaborative and mutually beneficial relationships with Indigenous peoples, communities, and organizations. He focuses on Indigenous entrepreneurship and economic development, Indigenous governance and leadership, hybrid venture creation and entrepreneurial ecosystems. Indigenous entrepreneurship and economic development are more successful when the rights of Indigenous peoples are addressed and when these initiatives are led by or engage Indigenous communities.