Emily Murgatroyd McCann is a highly experienced executive search professional and founding partner at ivy group inc. With over a decade of industry experience, Emily is driven by a passion for establishing trust and transparency in recruitment while celebrating diversity of talent. Her background includes sales, marketing and corporate development at beloved brands in digital, media, and marketing such as CityTV/Much Music, Blast Radius, and NewAd Media.

Emily's education includes a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Queen's University as well as studies at Havergal College. Before founding ivy group, she served as the founder and Director at Talent&Culture and Senior Associate Recruiter at TEEMA Group. Additionally, Emily founded Greenprint Events and served as Corporate Development Manager at Blast Radius and Director of Event Marketing, Western Canada formerly NewAd, at Astral Media.

As an industry leader, Emily leverages progressive, professional search solutions to place leadership and strategic contributor positions for clients in private equity, high-growth start-ups, profit-driven enterprises, and a variety of public and private companies. Her company, ivy group, operates nationally with a small footprint and a big heart, using the best practices in research, assessment, technology, and personal development.