Claudia Krywiak
InvestorPresident and CEO at Ontario Centre of Innovation · Board of Directors; President and CEO at Ontario Centre of Innovation at Waterloo Accelerator Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About
Claudia Krywiak is President and CEO of the Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI), where she leads initiatives connecting start-ups, established companies, academic researchers, and government partners across sectors including AI, quantum, electric and autonomous vehicles, next-generation networks, medtech, clean technologies, and cybersecurity. She has more than a decade of experience at OCI, along with earlier roles at Mitacs and Bruker Corporation, and holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Toronto. Her governance experience includes board positions with CCRM, the Conference Board of Canada, the Accelerator Centre, and IBI Group, and she hosts the podcast Where Next Happens, featuring Ontario founders, researchers, and innovators.
Experience
- CCRMBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Signal49 ResearchBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- Accelerator CentreBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentWaterloo, Ontario
- Ontario Centre of InnovationPresident & CEOcurrent2019 — presentToronto, Canada Area
- Ontario Centre of InnovationInterim President & CEO2019Toronto, Canada Area
- Ontario Centre of InnovationVice President, Corporate Planning, Development and Strategic Initiatives2013 — 2019Toronto, Canada Area
- Ontario Centre of InnovationDirector, Partnership Development and Corporate Planning2011 — 2013
- IBI GroupBoard Member2018 — 2022Toronto, Canada Area
- MITACSVice-President, Business Development - Ontario2009 — 2011
- MITACSDirector, Business Development2008 — 2009
- Bruker BiospinNMR Applications Chemist2003 — 2008
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Claudia Krywiak?
- Claudia Krywiak is President and CEO of the Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI), where she leads initiatives connecting start-ups, established companies, academic researchers, and government partners across sectors including AI, quantum, electric and autonomous vehicles, next-generation networks, medtech, clean technologies, and cybersecurity. She has more than a decade of experience at OCI, along with earlier roles at Mitacs and Bruker Corporation, and holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Toronto. Her governance experience includes board positions with CCRM, the Conference Board of Canada, the Accelerator Centre, and IBI Group, and she hosts the podcast Where Next Happens, featuring Ontario founders, researchers, and innovators.
- Where does Claudia Krywiak work?
- Claudia Krywiak is President and CEO at Ontario Centre of Innovation.
- Where did Claudia Krywiak go to school?
- Claudia Krywiak studied at University of Toronto (PhD, Chemistry); University of Toronto (Bachelor’s Degree, Chemistry); Singularity University Executive Program July 2015.
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Shared employers
Also worked at CCRM3
Also worked at Signal49 Research1
Also worked at Ontario Centre of Innovation24
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