Meet Our Team – Empowering Founders Throughout Our Ecosystem

Our Team

Chief Executive Officer
Richard Egli


Chief Operating Officer
Golriz Fattahi


Executive Assistant
Cheyenne Odgers


Director of Operations
Chris Massot


Director of Scale-Up Programs
Lola Camp


Director of FInance
Leanne Schrader


Program Manager
Sabine Blackburn


Partnerships & Events Specialist
Chris St-Cyr


Program Coordinator
Karly Dore


Accounting & HR Manager
Teresa Brenay


Digital Adoption & Engagement Lead
Danielle Anslow


Systems Support Analyst
Marie Soltis


Marketing Manager
Alison Cowling


Marketing Coordinator
Corinna Darcie


Sustainability Strategy Engagement Lead
Diya Courty-Stephens
Our Advisors


VP of Strategy & Impact
Joanna Buczkowska-McCumber


Digital Specialist
Kalyn Adams


Senior Growth Advisor
Michael Chung


Senior Advisor, Program Operations
Michael Daykin


Advisor, Sustainability & Cleantech
Burak Evren


Senior Advisor, Entrepreneurship
Peter Van Der Gracht


Senior Advisor, Entrepreneurship
Rory Capern


Senior Advisor, Fulbright Canada Entrepreneurship Initiative
Robin McLay


Senior Advisor, India In-Market
Munish Saini


Senior Advisor, Entrepreneurship
Cec Primeau
Our Board


Founder & Chair of the board
Owen Matthews



CEO & Board Member
Richard Egli


Board Member
Peter Elkins


Board Member
Amy Hall


Board Member
Mark Henderson

