ACET Capital

Former senior partner at IBM Consulting for over 20 years with experience in digital transformation, finance, and accounting, including roles in economic ministries and at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Coordinates company support through tools, activities, processes, and programs, with a background in finance, coordination, and organization.

Investment director who supports incubated companies in preparing financing rounds and financial structuring and analyzes deals for potential investment by the ACET Capital fund.

Leads recruitment and university/government relations, bringing research and grant networks and helping young entrepreneurs assess the commercial potential of their technologies.

Mechanical engineering graduate leading Alstom's North America Services division; named Grande ambassadrice of Université de Sherbrooke in 2024.

Biochemistry graduate and former market analyst with the iA7 service; focuses on process automation, AI integration, database structuring, and internal tools.

Infectious disease leader and dean of the Université de Sherbrooke Faculty of Medicine; cofounder of LUMED, an ACET-backed company acquired by bioMérieux in 2024.

Marketing and communications advisor running campaigns and communication strategies to support the organization and its incubated companies.

Directs business services and corporate projects to improve ACET's productivity and operations, including AI integration, and oversees ACET's presence at the espace konect incubator at Technum Québec.

Leads quantum strategy, contributing to a quantum-focused investment fund, technical due diligence, entrepreneur mentoring, deal flow development, and relations with the quantum ecosystem.

Lawyer and MBA who co-founded and leads SherWeb, a major North American cloud services provider serving over 100,000 organizations.

Businessman and son of pharmacist Jean Coutu; built the Jean Coutu Group USA and acquired large pharmacy chains (Brooks, Eckerd), making it a major North American player.

Corporate law partner focused on financing, M&A of technology companies, and IP; a founding member of Réseau Anges Québec.

Chartered accountant and former Quebec government minister who has held executive and board roles at numerous companies including National Bank of Canada.

Physician and academic administrator who served as rector of the Université de Sherbrooke from 2017 to 2025.

Draws on his experience as an entrepreneur to mentor ACET companies through key stages of their development.

Former CEO of ACET (2011-2016) and former president of ACET Capital and Investissement ACET; former dean of the Université de Sherbrooke administration faculty and founding shareholder of several companies.

Director of market intelligence who helps entrepreneurs understand and measure their markets and clarify strategy, drawing on local and international competitive analysis experience.

Communications student at Université de Sherbrooke completing a second cooperative internship at ACET, contributing to marketing communications projects.

Managing partner at Brightspark, an early-stage VC firm, with over 25 years in Canadian venture capital, previously managing a large VC portfolio at Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.

Oversees ACET's administrative and accounting operations, with nearly 20 years of accounting experience.