My experience, skills and interests lie at the intersection of business and government, with a focus on economic development, cluster competitiveness, and corporate strategy.A collaborative facilitator, with 20+ years of progressive leadership experience in complex private- and public-sector environments, including 8 years in an executive-level position enabling healthcare innovation and commercialization as the founding Director of the Synapse Consortium and VP (Life Sciences), Innovation Factory. Responsible for securing and managing $14.5 million in federal government funding used to support 100+ collaborative projects between life science startups and a network of dozens of academic, hospital and private-sector partners across Ontario. A proven record of bringing organizations and communities together to build robust innovation ecosystems, executing initiatives to drive regional impact and economic development.
Listed skills include Management Consulting, Strategy, Business Strategy, Economics, and 16 others.