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At Best Startup Canada we track over 100,000 Canadian startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top British Columbia based President operating in the Education space. If you think a President is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.ca.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Elicia Maine
Special Advisor on Innovation to the Vice-President Research of Simon Fraser University
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About 4POINT0, Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University, Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University, Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre, Innovate BC, Simon Fraser University, Simon Fraser University: Simon Fraser University, commonly referred to as SFU, is a public research university in Burnaby.
Sobhana Jaya-Madhavan
Associate Vice President – External Relations of Simon Fraser University
Born in Malaysia and raised in India, Sobhana has an undergraduate degree in Philosophy from Calicut University (Kerala, India) and a postgraduate degree in Social Work from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Mumbai, India). Sobhana completed her Ph.D. candidacy in Child and Youth Care from the University of Victoria (BC, Canada). Since 1991, Sobhana has worked in the non-profit, public and private sectors in India, Malaysia, and Canada. After immigrating to Canada in 1995, Sobhana worked in a minimum wage job in a sports arena before joining the British Columbia (BC) Government and serving in various front line and senior management positions (including Executive Director and Acting Assistant Deputy Minister) over two decades. In 2015, Sobhana was nominated for the BC Medal of Good Citizenship award which recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the well-being of their communities. From 2015-17, Sobhana worked at NewGen KnowledgeWorks (Chennai, India) as Head HR and Associate Vice President. At NewGen Sobhana championed organizational excellence. In 2017, Sobhana returned to Canada and joined Simon Fraser University (SFU) as Associate Vice President, External Relations. In this senior leadership role, Sobhana engages with all levels of government, international/national/provincial/local organizations, internal/external partners and diverse communities to strengthen strategic relationships, provide strategic advice and work on shared goals. At SFU, Sobhana is also the co-facilitator for the Indigenous reconciliation initiative and the institutional lead for Women Deliver 2019. Sobhana has been a volunteer since the age of 16 when she became President of the Rotaract Club in her home town Palakkad, in Kerala, India. Since then she has volunteered for the Guild of Service, Aga Khan Foundation and many other organizations in Canada and India. Sobhana has also played an Advisory role for many organizations including TechDiva (India), AstraZeneca and Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival (Canada). Sobhana is a mentor for youth, professionals, and immigrants and has been a homestay parent for over 50 international students visiting Canada. Apart from public speaking, Sobhana who lives in Vancouver is a crypto enthusiast who loves traveling, writing poetry and enjoying life with her mother Subhadra and two sons, Prabhanj and Niranj.
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About Simon Fraser University: Simon Fraser University, commonly referred to as SFU, is a public research university in Burnaby.
Santa Ono
President & Vice-Chancellor of University of British Columbia
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About University of British Columbia: University of British Columbia is a public research university located in British Columbia, Canada.
Bev Hudson
President and CEO of University Partnerships, North America of Navitas
Bev has been working in international education for thirty years in four countries. The last ten years have been working for Navitas in North America across a number of roles including: College Director and Principal at Navitas’ first pathway program in North America; Fraser International College; General Manager for Navitas Canada and now as President and Head of University Programs, North America. Her current responsibilities are to establish new partnerships and oversee the operations of the Navitas pathway programs in North America. Bev has been involved in all aspects of international education including curriculum design, student services, faculty and in administration of the International Division at several universities where she developed and implemented the strategic vision for internationalization at several universities including internationalizing the curriculum, international recruitment and marketing, student support, and international partnership development. Bev received her Master of Education from Edith Cowan University. In 2014 she was awarded the International Education Distinguished Leadership Award from the British Columbia Council for International Education
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About Navitas: Navitas is a leading global education provider that delivers an extensive range of educational services to over 80,000 students.
Christin Wiedemann
President of Radical I/O Technology
After finishing her Ph.D. in Physics at Stockholm University, Christin Wiedemann started working as a software developer, but when she was asked to test on a project she realized she had found her true vocation. Christin sees software testing as problem solving and detective work with strong parallels to science, and she believe that testers can – and should – apply the scientific method. Christin lives in Vancouver, where she joined PQA Testing in 2011. In her current role as Chief Scientist, she drives PQA’s research and method development work and continues to use her scientific background and pedagogic abilities to develop her own skills and those of others.
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About Radical I/O Technology: Radical I/O Technology is a people-first dev lab and consultancy that excels in custom software development of digital product/services.
Martin Chong
Vice President Operations of Paigee Draw
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About Paigee Draw: Paigee Draw is a social media network for artists and fans of their artwork.
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