Melvin "Mel" Goodes is a Canadian businessman.

He is a graduate of Queen's University

Queen's University

Queen's University, , is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university pre-dates the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more more than of land throughout Ontario as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England...

, receiving his Bachelor of Commerce in 1957. In recent years he has been an active member of the Board of Trustees, and benefactor of the University.
Goodes donated a large amount toward the construction of a new home for the Queen's School of Business

Queen's School of Business

The Queen's School of Business is located in Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Since 2006, the Queen's School of Business MBA program has been ranked by Business Week number one internationally, outside the United States. The school of business became its own faculty in 1963 with its...

, which is named Goodes Hall in honor of Mel's parents, Mary and Cedric Goodes.

Goodes retired from his position as Chairman and CEO of Warner-Lambert Company in 1999. During his tenure he received the Drucker award for his "dramatic turnaround of the global pharmaceutical and consumer products company" He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.