DeGroote School of Business

Avneet is driven by her mission to better the lives of patients by supporting the commercialization of innovative and transformational medical therapies and tools. Leveraging her background in the sciences, she decided to pursue an MBA at just 21 years old to develop her business acumen so she could pursue a career in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry.  

Combining her scientific background with her budding marketing and strategy skills from the MBA, Avneet completed placements with Vertex Pharmaceuticals, where she supported the market access team to secure reimbursement for their cystic fibrosis medications and helped develop launch plans for hematology therapies, and Abbott Laboratories, where she supported the development of marketing materials and sales tactics for their Vascular division.  

Over the course of her MBA, she also served as the President of the Health Services Management Association (HSMA), an MBA Ambassador, and a DeGroote Leader, constantly seeking opportunities to positively impact her school community. She has also represented McMaster University at international case competitions such as the Kellogg Biotech and Healthcare Case Competition and the John Molson MBA International Case Competition.  

Avneet has completed her Masters in Business Administration and is excited to be working at Roche Diagnostics with their Core Lab team to continue innovating solutions that positively impact the Canadian healthcare landscape! 

Marcus Marchese is interested in the strategic management field and pursued his commerce degree with a specialization in accounting. During his time, Marcus found this passion for strategic thinking through the extra-curricular actives he pursued. 

Over the course of his undergrad, Marcus was the First Year Experience Coordinator as well as the first JDCC solo captain for DeGroote. Under his leadership, both teams achieved historic victories: DeGroote’s first-ever Faculty Cup and JDCC DeGroote’s unprecedented back-to-back titles of “School of the Year,” along with a record-breaking trophy count at the 2024 competition. 

From his efforts Marcus has been awarded several accolades such as JDCC 2024 Captain of the Year and the DCS Changemaker Scholarship   

Marcus completed his Honours BCom with internship degree at McMaster and will be pursuing a Master’s degree in international business at Queen’s University’s Smith School of Business.