About
Hugh Evans is Vice President of Programs at Avatar Innovations Inc., where he works on venture development and commercialization. With over 20 years of experience across academia, industry, corporate consulting, and venture development, he focuses on commercializing innovations in energy transition and hardtech sectors. His work involves designing programs and partnerships that facilitate the transition from research to market scale, while aligning multiple stakeholders across industry, government, and innovation ecosystems.
Experience
- Avatar Innovations Inc.Vice President - Programscurrent2022 — presentCalgary
- Global Analyzer Systems Ltd.Board Advisor2022 — 2025Calgary
- Supply Chain Canada, Alberta InstituteInterim Chief Executive Officer2020 — 2022Calgary
- Business. Improvement. Growth.Master Practitioner2017 — 2022Calgary
- University of Calgary - Haskayne School of BusinessDirector of Executive Education2013 — 2017Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area
- Henley Business SchoolVice Dean, Director of Executive Education2007 — 2013Henley on Thames
- PFL LtdManaging Director2005 — 2007Newbury
- IBM UKManaging Consultant2001 — 2005
- Computer Sciences CorporationProfessional Development Manager1999 — 2001
- StorehouseManagement Development Manager1995 — 1999
Skills & more
Innovation DevelopmentEarly-Stage StartupsPedagogy1EducationProfessional Services1RetailLeadership Development45Culture Change6Executive Coaching41Business Education1Management Development15Management Consulting14
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Organizational DevelopmentChange ManagementBusiness StrategyCoachingBusiness TransformationTalent ManagementNLPPerformance ManagementPersonal ValuesStrategic PlanningLeadershipPersonal DevelopmentFrom Hugh's professional profile.
Colleagues at Avatar Innovations
Anamika Mukherjee
Finance at Avatar Innovations
Andrew Maxwell
Innovation Architect at Avatar Innovations
Arun Chandrasekaran
Head of Energy Investment Banking, National Bank Financial Inc. at Avatar Innovations
Aurelie Lagisquet
Technology Development at Avatar Innovations
Bradley Wamboldt
Vice-President, Technology Development at Avatar Innovations
Bryan Trudel
CFO & Co-Founder at Avatar Innovations
Chima Nkemdirim
Government Relations at Avatar Innovations
Cristina Lopez
Finance at Avatar Innovations
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hugh Evans?
- Hugh Evans is Vice President of Programs at Avatar Innovations Inc., where he works on venture development and commercialization. With over 20 years of experience across academia, industry, corporate consulting, and venture development, he focuses on commercializing innovations in energy transition and hardtech sectors. His work involves designing programs and partnerships that facilitate the transition from research to market scale, while aligning multiple stakeholders across industry, government, and innovation ecosystems.
- Where does Hugh Evans work?
- Hugh Evans is Vice-President, Programs at Avatar Innovations.
- Where did Hugh Evans go to school?
- Hugh Evans studied at Henley Business School (Post Graduate Certificate in Facilitation, Learning Sciences); University of the West of England (MA, Business Leadership); Loughborough University (BSc, Management Science).
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Also attended Henley Business School35
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Also attended University of the West of England27
Charlotte HowardInvestor at Index VenturesJames WilsonDesigner-in-residence at Brighteye VenturesRossInvestor at Dig Ventures Management LimitedGareth JonesManaging Partner at FinTech CollectiveDotun OlowoporokuManaging Partner at Ventures PlatformMohamed FoulserPartner at Redstone
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Also attended Loughborough University56
Abbie RobusAssociate Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersDiane WalkerHead of Group Finance & Operations at Mayfair Equity PartnersCostanza CariniInvestor at DN CapitalAlasdair MitchellPortfolio Support at Giant Ventures Global LlpDiana KoziarskaManaging Partner at SMOK VenturesPatrick ForsterInvestment Analyst at The Spartan Group
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Shared employers
Also worked at University of Calgary - Haskayne School of Business21
Raghu BhaskarInvestment Manager – Sector Specialist Industrial IT and AI at Emerald Technology Ventures AgNadia LachmanInvestor at Amplitude Venture CapitalMark BlackwellGeneral Partner at Builders VCMegan LeeManaging Director Quantum City at QAI VenturesSaeed NeyshabouriHead of Acceleration Calgary at QAI VenturesAyla ShahidStartup Program Manager at QAI Ventures
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Also worked at IBM UK710
Brian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseOlivier PomelCo-founder & CEO of DatadogAlexis Le-QuocCo-founder & CTO of DatadogKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRoger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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Also worked at Computer Sciences Corporation29
Rob TaylorOperating Partner at Silverton PartnersAntoine ColaçoManaging Partner at Valor Capital GroupJonathan GoldsteinManaging Director at Advantage Capital PartnersMasood PirzadaCEO at Presidio VenturesOlivia VandesandeHR | International | M&A at AngelwiseMark MorrissetteInvestor at North Atlantic Capital
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