Chris is an experienced entrepreneur and senior leader that combines strategic thinking with an action-oriented approach to drive large change, transformation and innovation initiatives. He is an active Entrepreneur with a B.SC in Health Information Science and a certified project manager. He has managed 50+ IT system implementations and worked with healthcare clients internationally. Chris has worked as a mentor, advisor, and investor with many start-up, scale-up and established businesses and is known as a community builder dedicated to advancing the innovation ecosystem through commercialization efforts.

For 20+ years, Chris has been immersed in information technology, dedicating 13 of those years to Canadian digital health innovation. This experience has helped him acquire deep insights into Canada’s complex healthcare and regulatory landscape. From roles as Chief Information Officer to Product and Operations Management in agile organizations, Chris actively employed top-tier data governance standards like ISO and NIST to transform regulatory guidelines into competitive advantages for digital health products and their market strategies. Throughout his career, Chris has built robust relationships with a wide spectrum of Canada’s digital health community, from health authorities to premier pharmaceutical manufacturers and innovative start-ups.