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Andrea Mandel-Campbell
Born
1969 (age 54–55)
EducationUniversity of Winnipeg Collegiate
Alma materCarleton University (B.J.)
Occupations
  • Businesswoman
  • journalist
  • author
  • news anchor
  • television personality
Known for
  • Financial Times
  • Why Mexicans Don't Drink Molson: Rescuing Canadian Business from the Suds of Global Obscurity
Children2
Websitekaribuadventures.com

Andrea Mandel-Campbell is a Canadian television journalist, author, corporate strategist and advisor to CEOs, start-up founders and politicians.[citation needed]

Early life[edit]

Mandel-Campbell is originally from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and attended the University of Winnipeg Collegiate. Her first job out of university was a reporter for the Flin Flon Daily Reminder.[1] She graduated from Carleton University with a Bachelor of Journalism (Honours), Political Science (double major) degree. Her Honours thesis was on the live capture of whales and dolphins for marine parks.[2]

Career[edit]

Mandel-Campbell spent 10 years as a foreign correspondent in Latin America with periods in Mexico, Chile, Peru, and Argentina, where she was the bureau chief for London's Financial Times. After returning to Canada, she wrote a business book, Why Mexicans Don't Drink Molson: Rescuing Canadian Business from the Suds of Global Obscurity published by Douglas & McIntyre. The book has been nominated for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing, and the John Wesley Dafoe book prize.[3] She became a news anchor on CTV's Business News Network.[2][4]

She left journalism for politics, running as a provincial candidate for the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party in the Toronto riding of Don Valley West. Mandel-Campbell ran against incumbent Kathleen Wynne in the 2011 Ontario general election.[5] She served as a senior advisor to a federal minister in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. In 2013, Andrea moved into the corporate world, starting the Canadian offices of a New York-based CEO Advisory firm before heading up a Capital Markets advisory practice for a large Canadian consultancy. She presently is an Operating Advisor to VERTU Capital, Canada's only female-founded private equity firm. Mandel-Campbell sits on the advisory board for Crown Realty Partners, a commercial real estate company committed to adding value through decarbonizing office buildings. She is also a Director on the Board of the Ontario Centre of Innovation.[2]

In October 2022, she started a sustainable adventure company, karibu.[6][2]

Personal life[edit]

She is married and has two children.[2]

Filmography[edit]

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2007 The Agenda with Steve Paikin Herself Episode: "Canada: When Bland Works"
2008 The Agenda with Steve Paikin Herself Episode: "Why Mexicans Don't Drink Molson"

Books[edit]

Release Date Author Title Publisher Notes
September 1, 1999 Andrea Mandel-Campbell Passport Argentina: Your Pocket Guide to Argentine Business, Customs & Etiquette O'Reilly & Associates Paperback[7]
March 1, 2007 Andrea Mandel-Campbell Why Mexicans Don't Drink Molson: Rescuing Canadian Business from the Suds of Gloabl Obscurity Douglas & McIntyre Hardcover / Paperback / Kindle Edition

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Awards Category Nominated work Results
2007 Writers' Trust of Canada Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing Why Mexicans Don't Drink Molson: Rescuing Canadian Business from the Suds of Global Obscurity Nominated

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Andrea Mandel-Campbell Net Worth 2023". 3 February 2017. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Karibu Adventures". December 24, 2023. Archived from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "Andrea Mandel-Campbell joins NATIONAL Public Relations". April 4, 2018. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "Andrea Mandel-Campbell - Literary Review of Canada". Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  5. ^ "Ontario PC candidate on democracy's daily grind". November 14, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  6. ^ Folliott, Kathyrn (March 15, 2023). "INTERVIEW: Origin story of new travel company karibu started with a "wake-up call", says founder". Travelweek. Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  7. ^ Mandel-Campbell, Andrea (2000). Passport Argentina: Your Pocket Guide to Argentine Business, Customs & Etiquette. World Trade Press. ISBN 1885073216.

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