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Meet the Team

Our work is led by a volunteer Board of Directors and CENE Laureates: accomplished leaders recognized for their contributions to both their local innovation sector and the global growth of Canadian entrepreneurship.

Board of Directors

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Karla MacDonald (she/her)
Karla MacDonald (she/her)

President, Board of Directors

Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Entrada Therapeutics

Rick Pierce
Rick Pierce

Vice President, Board of Directors

President, CEO & Board Chair at Decoy Therapeutics

Nadine Beauger (she/her)
Nadine Beauger (she/her)

Member, Board of Directors

Senior Director, Therapeutic & Medical Device Accelerator at Boston Children's Hospital's (BCH) Technology & Innovation Development Office

Stefano Caprara
Stefano Caprara

Secretary, Board of Directors

Principal Attorney at Caprara Law, PC

James De Vellis
James De Vellis

Member, Board of Directors

Patent Lawyer, Partner at Foley & Lardner LLP

Patricia Gauthier
Patricia Gauthier

Member, Board of Directors

General Manager, Global Rare Disease Business at Moderna

Sandra Poole
Sandra Poole

Member, Board of Directors

Entrepreneur in Residence, Biopharma Executive and Board Director

Scott Lewis
Scott Lewis

Member, Board of Directors

Chairman & CEO at Roundtable Boston

Christopher Tan
Christopher Tan

Member, Board of Directors

Executive Director, Business Development & Licensing, Search & Evaluation, Infectious Diseases, Vaccines & Oncology at Merck

Chris Watters
Chris Watters

Treasurer, Board of Directors

Vice President & Franchise Head, Neuroscience Business Unit at Ipsen USA

Kevin Cedrone
Kevin Cedrone

Member, Board of Directors

Co-founder and Head of R&D for Lumafield

CENE Laureates

CENE Laureates are former Board members who have made exemplary contributions to the CENE and continue to support our organization and mission.

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Jill S. Becker, PhD
Jill S. Becker, PhD

Chief Executive Officer at SparkNano

Gary Brandt
Gary Brandt

Co-Founder & Executive Chairman at Members Mobile

Avak Kahvejian, PhD
Avak Kahvejian, PhD

General Partner at Flagship Pioneering

George "Buzz" Kenney
George "Buzz" Kenney

Co-Founder, President & CEO at LiquiThermDx, LLC

Chris Legg
Chris Legg

Senior Managing Director at Progress Partners

Eduardo Pontoriero
Eduardo Pontoriero

CEO & Board Director

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