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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

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 — 2018Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  8. XeroxSenior R&D Manager, Materials Science2012 — 2018Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  9. XeroxProgram Manager, Strategic Projects2013 — 2016
  10. XeroxProject Manager2010 — 2013Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  11. XeroxSenior Research Scientist, Materials2007 — 2012
  12. Concordia UniversityNSERC Post Doctoral Fellow2005 — 2007
  13. Durham UniversityVisiting Scientist (Department of Chemistry)2002Durham, England, United Kingdom
  14. Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)Visiting Scientist (Instituto Tecnologica Quimica)2000Valencian Community, Spain
  15. Dalhousie UniversityResearch Associate1998 — 1999Greater Halifax Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. DeGroote School of Business - McMaster UniversityExecutive Management Program (Specialization in Strategy)2015 — 2016
  2. University of OttawaPhD, Physical Organic Chemistry1999 — 2005
  3. Dalhousie UniversityBSc, Chemistry1994 — 1998
  4. Centre for Creative LeadershipLeadership2007

Skills & more

R&D25Materials Science27Chemistry24Strategic Partnerships5Project Management11Research Project Management3Cross-functional Team Leadership6Business Development3Program Management6Nanotechnology11Design of Experiments19Organic Chemistry13
+12 moreCharacterizationThin FilmsSpectroscopySix SigmaMaterialsResearchScienceIntellectual PropertyStrategyStrategic PlanningManagementLeadership

Languages English · French

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

From Michelle'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 Michelle Chretien work?
Michelle Chretien is Board of Directors; AVP Research Partnerships & Commercialization at Toronto Metropolitan University at Waterloo Accelerator Centre.

Same school

Also attended DeGroote School of Business - McMaster University7

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Also attended University of Ottawa61

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Also attended Dalhousie University31

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Shared employers

Also worked at Sheridan College1

Robert LawrieChairman of Board of Directors at Innovobot

Also worked at McMaster University23

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Also worked at Xerox45

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Also worked at Concordia University4

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