BOARD AND STAFF
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
ANTHONY LACAVERA
Founder & Chairman, Globalive Capital
COLLEEN MCMORROW
Corporate Director, Retired Partner, EY
EMILIE CUSHMAN
Co-founder and CEO, Kira Talent
FRANCIS SHEN
President, Shen Capital Corporation
JOHN KELLEHER
Co-Chair, NEXT Canada and Partner, McKinsey & Company
SOM SEIF
Founder and CEO, Purpose Investments
NEXT Canada Staff
ALEXANDRA MCGREGOR
Director of Programs, NEXT Canada
DANICA BUI
Community Relations and Administrative Assistant, NEXT Canada
EMILY GILMOUR
Campaign and Executive Relations Officer, NEXT Canada
FAHAD DIWAN
Next ED Account Manager, NEXT Canada
JENN PATTERSON
Chief Marketing Officer, NEXT Canada
JOE CANAVAN
CEO, NEXT Canada
JON FRENCH
Senior Director of Global Recruitment, Community and Alumni, NEXT Canada
KATHRYN MCLENNAN
Partnerships and Development Officer, NEXT Canada
KYLE J. WINTERS
Chief Development Officer, NEXT Canada
LIZA KLIMENKO
Manager of Recruitment and Community, NEXT Canada
OLIVIA LUNDERVILLE
Program Manager (Next 36, Next Founders), NEXT Canada
OLIVIA TOMIC
Content Creation Officer, NEXT Canada
SARAH AHMAD
Operations Manager, NEXT Canada
STEPH HANCOCK
Content and Social Media Manager, NEXT Canada
VERONIKA KVON
Program Manager (Next AI), NEXT Canada
VISHA VIJAYANAND
Alumni Success Officer, NEXT Canada
Next AI - Montréal Staff
DENIS A. GRÉGOIRE
Academic Director, Next AI – Montréal
EMMANUELLE COPPINGER
Venture Manager, 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
PHIL RIVARD
Director of Venture Managers, Next AI – Montréal
SIMON DANDAVINO
Director of Operations, Next AI – Montréal