After eight years in sales, Peter Philp (1YMBA ’27) joined the first cohort of Rotman’s new one-year MBA program. His father, Brock Philp (MBA ’98), had recently celebrated his retirement.
Brock most recently served as CEO and chair of Newforma, and before that spent a decade leading Doc-it Software as president and CEO. Rotman asked the pair to sit down together and talk about their experiences of the program, a conversation published as an edited interview.
Brock told his son that he was sponsored by his company and wanted to be a general manager by 35. He named Joe D’Cruz, the program director and his strategy professor, as the person who changed his life.
Reported from Like father, like son: Two generations at Rotman (Rotman School of Management news, September 7, 2026).
More from the original reporting: www.rotman.utoronto.ca/news-events-and-ideas/news-and-stories/2026/september-2026/brock-and-peter-philp/