I was a great high school student in Ontario. Marks, athletics, friends, etc. Then I almost flunked out of McGill. It was my first real experience with failure. I was forced to figure out how to work hard, collaborate and be creative. I developed skills I never thought possible, resiliency and tenacity chief among them. I use these every day in my business and my personal life, and I am so grateful to McGill for making me a better human being.
Made to be resilient
Jeremy Clark, BSc’98
President & CEO, CH Financial Ltd. 
Cabinet Member, Made by McGill: the Campaign for Our Third Century
Chair of the Faculty of Science Advancement Board