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Claudia Krywiak

Investor

Board of Directors; President and CEO at Ontario Centre of Innovation at Waterloo Accelerator Centre

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

About

Claudia Krywiak is President and CEO of the Ontario Centre of Innovation, where she leads collaborative initiatives connecting startups, established companies, academic researchers, and government partners across sectors including AI, quantum computing, electric vehicles, medtech, and clean technology. With a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Toronto and more than a decade at OCI plus prior experience at Mitacs and Bruker Corporation, she brings technical expertise and strategic experience in technology commercialization and public-private partnerships. Her governance roles include board positions at the Conference Board of Canada, the Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine, the Accelerator Centre, and IBI Group.

Experience

  1. CCRMBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  2. Signal49 ResearchBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  3. Accelerator CentreBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentWaterloo, Ontario
  4. Ontario Centre of InnovationPresident & CEOcurrent2019 — presentToronto, Canada Area
  5. Ontario Centre of InnovationInterim President & CEO2019Toronto, Canada Area
  6. Ontario Centre of InnovationVice President, Corporate Planning, Development and Strategic Initiatives2013 — 2019Toronto, Canada Area
  7. Ontario Centre of InnovationDirector, Partnership Development and Corporate Planning2011 — 2013
  8. IBI GroupBoard Member2018 — 2022Toronto, Canada Area
  9. MITACSVice-President, Business Development - Ontario2009 — 2011
  10. MITACSDirector, Business Development2008 — 2009
  11. Bruker BiospinNMR Applications Chemist2003 — 2008

Education

  1. University of TorontoPhD, Chemistry1998 — 2003
  2. University of TorontoBachelor’s Degree, Chemistry1994 — 1998
  3. Singularity University Executive Program July 2015

Skills & more

Board Development9Leadership Development7Teamwork1Risk Management2Corporate Governance2Change Management1Commercialization37Technology Transfer19R&D16Lifesciences11Research10Strategic Planning9
+12 moreBiotechnologyScienceStrategyBusiness DevelopmentProgram ManagementNanotechnologyChemistryBusiness StrategyLeadershipAnalysisStart-upsMolecular Biology

From Claudia's professional profile.

Colleagues at Waterloo Accelerator Centre

Adam Dougall
Program Manager at Waterloo Accelerator Centre
Adrien Cote
Board of Directors; CEO of Existent at Waterloo Accelerator Centre
Angela Larraguibel
Board of Directors; Chief Operating Officer at Toronto Business Development Centre at Waterloo Accelerator Centre
Ben Richmond
Manager, Coworking and Facilities at Waterloo Accelerator Centre
Benton Leong
Board of Directors; Archangel Funds; Investor at Golden Triangle Angel Network at Waterloo Accelerator Centre
Brenda Halloran
Board of Directors; District Governor at Rotary International at Waterloo Accelerator Centre
Catalina Ochoa
Director, Finance at Waterloo Accelerator Centre
Charmaine Dean
Board of Directors; Vice-President of Research and International at University of Waterloo at Waterloo Accelerator Centre

Frequently asked questions

Where does Claudia Krywiak work?
Claudia Krywiak is Board of Directors; President and CEO at Ontario Centre of Innovation at Waterloo Accelerator Centre.

Founder mafias

University of Toronto mafia94

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jeffrey KarpPhDFounded Tissium +3Kiran GolluM.Sc.Founded Oodle +1Alex LevyFounded Atmo +1Brad MenezesMechanical EngineeringFounded Superblocks +1Sohrab HaghighatDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Hestus, Inc. +1Naveen QureshiBachelor of ArtsFounded Rapidfolio +1

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Waterloo Accelerator Centre mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Karim S. KarimBoard of Directors; Associate Vice President, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship at University of WaterlooFounded KA Imaging

Same school

Also attended University of Toronto321

Yasmin RazaviInvestor at Spark CapitalImran BashirFounding Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Extreme Venture PartnersKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorMike MontanoInvestor at True VenturesAlex KolicichInvestment Team at 8VC

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Shared employers

Also worked at CCRM1

Kenneth GriséPrincipal at Sixty Degree Capital

Also worked at Signal49 Research1

Bruce SimpsonFounding Partner at AgeTech Capital

Also worked at Ontario Centre of Innovation18

Glenn SmithGo-to-market at Roseview Global IncubatorDanielle GrahamGeneral Partner at Archangel Network of FundsDan RubyAssistant Vice President, Business Development at Ontario Centre of InnovationMandeep Singh RehalDirector, Business Development at Ontario Centre of InnovationAmir PahlevanpourDirector, Business Development at Ontario Centre of InnovationPatricia SingsonBusiness Development Team Coordinator at Ontario Centre of Innovation

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Also worked at IBI Group2

Cassandra DrakeFractional Expert, Digital Marketing at DMZDavid DebashGeneral Partner at Sarona Ventures