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Judy Fairburn

Investor

Co-Founder and Co-CEO of The51; General Partner of The51 Fund I, Fund II, and The51 Food and AgTech Fund at Inovia Capital

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

About

Judy Fairburn is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of The51 and General Partner of The51 Fund I, Fund II, and The51 Food and AgTech Fund. She previously co-founded the cleantech/digital venture fund Evok Innovations, served on the Global Advisory Council for Emerald Technology Ventures, and was the first Board Chair of Alberta Innovates, with prior senior executive roles including Chief Digital Officer and EVP Business Innovation. She holds an MSc in Chemical Engineering, an MBA, and an Institute of Corporate Directors designation, and her expertise spans sustainability, technology commercialization, portfolio management, operations, and governance.

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Invests in

AgTechCleantechClimate TechFoodTech

Experience

  1. The51Co-Founder, General Partnercurrent2019 — presentGreater Calgary Metropolitan Area
  2. PETRONASCommittee Chair - Operations and Technical, Board Of Directorscurrent2020 — presentCalgary, Alberta, Canada
  3. VEERUMBoard Directorcurrent2018 — presentCalgary, Canada
  4. Creative Destruction LabFellow - Energy Transitioncurrent2018 — presentCalgary, Canada
  5. NYA VenturesCo-Founder, General Partner2022 — 2025
  6. DeNova IncBoard Member2021 — 2023
  7. Tundra Oil & GasBoard Director, HSE Committee Chair2018 — 2023
  8. Federal government - ISEDSelection Panel member2022 — 2023
  9. MEG Energy Corp.Board Director2019 — 2022Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  10. Industry / Federal government Economy Strategy Table - "Resources of the Future"Table member2018Canada
  11. Alberta InnovatesBoard Chair, Alberta Innovates2015 — 2018Edmonton, Canada
  12. Evok InnovationsCo-Founder and Director2015 — 2017Vancouver, Canada
  13. Cenovus EnergyEVP Safety and Chief Digital Officer, previously EVP Business Innovation & Executive Advisor2013 — 2017Calgary, Canada
  14. Cenovus EnergyEVP, Environment & Strategic Planning2009 — 2013Calgary Canada
  15. Encana CorporationVP Downstream Ops, VP Weyburn, VP Portfolio Management, VP Environment & Corp Responsibility2002 — 2009Calgary, Canada
  16. Federal Government of Canada - Privy Council OfficeVisiting Executive2003 — 2004Ottawa, Canada
  17. ShellVP Technology (Albian Oil sands), Technical Team Leader (Southern Alberta), various other roles1988 — 2000Calgary, Waterton, Caroline, Alberta

Education

  1. Ivey Business School at Western UniversityMBA, Business Administration and Management1999 — 2001
  2. Schulich School of Engineering, University of CalgaryMSc, Chemical Engineering1986 — 1988

Skills & more

Business InnovationBoard GovernanceEnergyBusiness StrategyOil/GasJoint VenturesPublic PolicyVenture CapitalPortfolio ManagementOperations ManagementSocial InnovationCarbon Management
+4 morePetroleum RefiningEnvironmentTechnology DeveopmentCollaboration
  • Directors Education Program — Institute of Corporate Directors
  • Mastering Negotiations: Building Agreements Across Boundaries — Harvard Kennedy School
  • Professional Engineer — The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)

From Judy's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Ivey Business School at Western University192

ØysteinInvestor at InvestinorVivek RamaswamiPartner at Madrona Venture GroupRay SharmaFounding Partner, CEO at Extreme Venture PartnersHa DuongVP Finance & Operations at Luge CapitalJasmine YangVice President at Sapphire VenturesJaye LandowHead of Investor Relations at FJ Labs

+ 186 more

Also attended Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary2

Wael JabirChief of Staff at Hustle FundJudy FairburnCo-Founder, General Partner & Board Director at The 51 Ventures

Shared employers

Also worked at VEERUM4

Judy FairburnCo-Founder, General Partner & Board Director at The 51 VenturesMarty ReedPartner at Evok InnovationsMark BlackwellGeneral Partner at Builders VCLaurence Lavoie-AubuchonAnalyst at BDC Venture Capital

Also worked at NYA Ventures2

Judy FairburnCo-Founder, General Partner & Board Director at The 51 VenturesAlison SunstrumManaging Partner at NYA Ventures

Also worked at Tundra Oil & Gas1

Judy FairburnCo-Founder, General Partner & Board Director at The 51 Ventures

Also worked at Evok Innovations3

Judy FairburnCo-Founder, General Partner & Board Director at The 51 VenturesMarty ReedPartner at Evok InnovationsMike BiddlePartner at Evok Innovations

Investments

Board seats

VEERUM

Investor

General FusionSaltworksSummit Nanotech

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Inovia Capital

Alex Barrett
General Partner at Inovia Capital
Alex McIsaac
General Partner at Inovia Capital
Alex Norman
Partner at N49P
Alice Reimer
Co-Founder & Venture Partner at Inovia Capital
Andre Charoo
Founder & Managing Partner at Inovia Capital
Andrew Biddell
Analyst at Inovia Capital
Arie Koifman
Investor at Inovia Capital
Catherine Zhang
Investor at Inovia Capital