BOARD AND STAFF
NEXT Canada Co-founders
NEXT Canada Board
AJAY AGRAWAL
Academic Director, NEXT Canada, Geoffrey Taber Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto and NBER
REZA SATCHU
Founding Chairman and Co-Chair, NEXT Canada and Managing Partner, Alignvest Management Corp
ADAM JIWAN
Founder, CEO and Chairman, Spring Labs
ALAN DEPENCIER
Chief Marketing Officer, RBC – Personal & Commercial Banking and Insurance
ANTHONY LACAVERA
Founder & Chairman, Globalive Capital
COLLEEN MCMORROW
Corporate Director, Retired Partner, EY
DAVID FULLER
Senior Advisor to the Boston Consulting Group; Former President & EVP, TELUS Consumer and Small Business
EMILIE CUSHMAN
Co-founder and CEO, Kira Talent
FRANCIS SHEN
President, Shen Capital Corporation
IAN BURGESS
Co-founder and President, Validere
JOHN KELLEHER
Co-Chair, NEXT Canada and Partner, McKinsey & Company
SANDRA ODENDAHL
Vice President of Social Impact and Sustainability, Scotiabank
SEVAUN PALVETZIAN
Chief Communications Officer, Rogers
SOM SEIF
Founder and CEO, Purpose Investments
NEXT Canada Emeritus Board of Advisors
PAUL DESMARAIS III
Chair, NEXT Canada Emeritus Board of Advisors; Vice-President, Power Corporation of Canada
CHARLES FIELD-MARSHAM
Founder and President, Kestrel Capital Management Corp.
JACQUI ALLARD
EVP, Personal Financing Products RBC
JULIE DI LORENZO
President, Diamante Urban Corporation; Civic Development Corporation
KEVIN SULLIVAN
Co-founder, GMP Securities
NADIR H. MOHAMED, C.M.
Chairman, ScaleUp Ventures; Former President & CEO, Rogers Communications
NEXT Canada Staff
ALEXANDRA MCGREGOR
Chief Program Officer, NEXT Canada
JAINY TONG
Marketing and Communications Director, NEXT Canada
JOE CANAVAN
Chief Executive Officer, NEXT Canada
JULIA BAIRD-ORYSCHAK
Program Coordinator, NEXT Canada
KALEIGH DONNELLY
Manager of Alumni Engagement, NEXT Canada
KATHRYN MCLENNAN
Partnerships and Development Manager, NEXT Canada
KYLE J. WINTERS
Chief Advancement Officer, NEXT Canada
LIZA KLIMENKO
Manager of Recruitment and Community, NEXT Canada
NAOMI HELLER
Stewardship and Impact Manager, NEXT Canada
OLIVIA LUNDERVILLE
Programs Manager, NEXT Canada
OLIVIA TOMIC
Content and Creative Manager, NEXT Canada
PHIL RIVARD
Director of Ventures, NEXT Canada
Next AI - Montréal Staff
DENIS A. GRÉGOIRE
Academic Director, Next AI – Montréal
EMMANUELLE COPPINGER
Director of Venture Managers, Next AI – Montréal
JOGRAL JEAN
Venture Manager, Next AI – Montréal
JULIEN BILLOT
Program Director, Next AI – Montréal
LAURENT CHARLIN
Academic Technical Lead, Next AI – Montréal; Assistant Professor, HEC Montréal
SIMON DANDAVINO
Director of Operations, Next AI – Montréal