Board Bio

Plant Manager,
Teledyne MEMS
Chair of the Board of Directors,
CMC Microsystems

Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Innovation Network
Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors, CMC Microsystems

Vice-President Partnerships and Knowledge Transfer,
Université de Sherbrooke

Director
University of Alberta – nanoFAB

President and Chief Executive Officer,
CMC Microsystems

Director of Partnerships and Strategy
Nord Quantique

With over 25 years experience in various technical, governance and R&D roles in the telecoms, retail and IT Infrastructure sectors, Vanessa has developed a diverse toolset. Vanessa spent her early career as a contractor, consulting for nearly every telco as well as major retailers in North America.  As she honed her technical and leadership abilities,

Executive Director,
Optonique

Department of Physics and Astronomy
Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute
Advanced Materials and Process Engineering Laboratory
University of British Columbia