Isobel M. Findlay, an associate professor, Management and Marketing, Edwards School of Business, teaches and publishes widely on business communications, co-operative studies, Aboriginal entrepreneurship, and law and culture. She has special research interests in communications, cultures, and communities; diversity in the workplace; Aboriginal and associative organizations; partnerships and governance; and corporate social responsibility, performance indicators, and reporting standards.

A Scholar, Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, and University Director (Social Economy), Community-University Institute for Social Research, she is currently working on a SSHRC-funded project on Social Enterprises, Knowledgeable Economies, and Sustainable Communities. Isobel works closely with community groups, non-profits, and the public and private sectors designing and conducting research to promote and support economic development, community entrepreneurship, and environmental sustainability. 

She has served on and chaired boards, run her own business, and facilitated workshops for a variety of businesses and organizations. A proud recipient of a University of Saskatchewan Students' Union Teaching Excellence Award, she is also co-winner of the Saskatchewan Book Awards Scholarly Writing Award, 2000.