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Michelle Chretien

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Board of Directors; AVP Research Partnerships & Commercialization at Toronto Metropolitan University at Waterloo Accelerator Centre

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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About

Michelle Chretien serves as Associate Vice President of Research Partnerships and Commercialization at Toronto Metropolitan University, where she works on applied research and innovation commercialization initiatives.

Experience

  1. Toronto Metropolitan UniversityAVP Research Partnerships & Commercializationcurrent2026 — present
  2. Conestoga CollegeVice President Research & Innovation2024 — 2026Greater Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo Metropolitan Area
  3. Conestoga CollegeAssociate Vice President, Research2020 — 2024Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
  4. Sheridan CollegeDirector of Applied Research (Faculty of Applied Science and Technology)2020Brampton, Ontario, Canada
  5. Sheridan CollegeDirector, Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Design Technologies2018 — 2020Ontario, Canada
  6. McMaster UniversityAdjunct Professor, Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology2015 — 2018Hamilton, ON
  7. XeroxGlobal Program Manager, Novel Electronics | Electronic Materials2015 — 2018Toronto, Canada Area
  8. XeroxSenior R&D Manager, Materials Science2012 — 2018Toronto, Canada Area
  9. XeroxProgram Manager, Strategic Projects2013 — 2016
  10. XeroxProject Manager2010 — 2013Toronto, Canada Area
  11. XeroxSenior Research Scientist, Materials2007 — 2012
  12. Concordia UniversityNSERC Post Doctoral Fellow2005 — 2007
  13. Durham UniversityVisiting Scientist (Department of Chemistry)2002Durham, United Kingdom
  14. Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)Visiting Scientist (Instituto Tecnologica Quimica)2000Valencia, Spain
  15. Dalhousie UniversityResearch Associate1998 — 1999Halifax, Canada Area

Skills & more

R&D25Materials Science27Chemistry24Strategy13Strategic Partnerships5Strategic Planning6Management9Project Management11Research Project Management3Cross-functional Team Leadership6Business Development3Program Management6
+8 moreNanotechnologyDesign of ExperimentsOrganic ChemistryCharacterizationThin FilmsSpectroscopySix SigmaMaterials

Languages English · French

  • Finance for Non-Financial Managers — University of California, Irvine Division of Continuing Education
  • DfLSS Green Belt — Air Academy Associates

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Who is Michelle Chretien?
Michelle Chretien serves as Associate Vice President of Research Partnerships and Commercialization at Toronto Metropolitan University, where she works on applied research and innovation commercialization initiatives.
Where does Michelle Chretien work?
Michelle Chretien is Board of Directors; AVP Research Partnerships & Commercialization at Toronto Metropolitan University at Waterloo Accelerator Centre.
Where did Michelle Chretien go to school?
Michelle Chretien studied at DeGroote School of Business - McMaster University (Executive Management Program (Specialization in Strategy)); University of Ottawa (PhD, Physical Organic Chemistry); Dalhousie University (BSc, Chemistry).

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