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159 people in our graph share verified history with Tanya — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Chamath PalihapitiyaunlockedTanya: together at University of Waterloo (1994–1997)
×5Tanya: together at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
×3Tanya: together at University of Waterloo
Tanya: together at DMZ
About
Tanya Darisi is Legal Counsel at DMZ, practising as fractional in-house counsel for startups. She began her career as an applied researcher focused on inclusive social systems and later founded a certified B-Corp centered on community investment. After two decades of work related to social enterprise, business owners, and founders, she attended law school and now works with entrepreneurs and startups.
Experience
- DMZLegal Counselcurrent2024 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- OpenlyCo-Founder | CEO2017 — 2024Guelph | Toronto
- The O'Halloran GroupDirector2011 — 2017
- Capacity CanadaAdvisor, Research and Evaluation2011 — 2016
- Centre for Community Based Research (CCBR)Senior Researcher2007 — 2011
- Decision • Partners Inc.Senior Researcher1998 — 2011
Skills & more
Problem SolvingLeadershipCritical ThinkingCommunicationAnalytical SkillsStrategic thinkingCapacity Building5Public Speaking2Strategic Planning1General Corporate CounselData ManagementProject Management
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Entrepreneurship EducationData AnalysisPolicy ResearchData ManipulationBusiness StrategyLeadership DevelopmentSocial EnterprisePresentation SkillsBusiness DevelopmentCoachingOrganizational LeadershipChange Management- Membership Badge — Canadian Women's Chamber of Commerce (CanWCC)
From Tanya's professional profile.
Colleagues at DMZ
Adrian Bulzacki
Founder Network - IP Strategy, Technology Innovation at DMZ
Adunni Rufai
Expert-in-Residence, User Experience Design at DMZ
Alex Kolodkin
Founder Network - Startup Operations & Marketplace Growth at DMZ
Alex Thibault
Expert-in-Residence, Business Strategy at DMZ
Ali Kiassat
Expert-in-Residence, Sales and Business Development at DMZ
Alnur Ismail
Expert-in-Residence, Product & Engineering at DMZ
Andrea Matheson
Expert-in-Residence, High-Growth Strategy & Scaling at DMZ
Balaji Gopalan
Founder Network - Product and Customer Strategy at DMZ
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tanya Darisi?
- Tanya Darisi is Legal Counsel at DMZ, practising as fractional in-house counsel for startups. She began her career as an applied researcher focused on inclusive social systems and later founded a certified B-Corp centered on community investment. After two decades of work related to social enterprise, business owners, and founders, she attended law school and now works with entrepreneurs and startups.
- Where does Tanya Darisi work?
- Tanya Darisi is Manager, Startup Legal Support Centre at DMZ.
- Where did Tanya Darisi go to school?
- Tanya Darisi studied at Lincoln Alexander School of Law (JD, Law); Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (Impact Investing); University of Guelph (Master of Arts, Applied Social Psychology).
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Also attended Saïd Business School, University of Oxford417
Manuk HergnyanCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Granatus VenturesMike MoradiGeneral Partner at Cortado VenturesDaniel van der MerweSenior Director at JMI EquityConnor WhitingFinance Associate at Giant Ventures Global LlpBrendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpMorgan GerlakPartner at TCV
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Also attended University of Guelph67
Sarah WillsonPrincipal at Panache VenturesBrendan HusseyInvestor at JLSDaniel MuletPartner at Radical VenturesJoseph ReganSenior Managing Partner at BDC Venture CapitalJack FraserPartner at BDC Venture CapitalJennifer WilliamsCFO at Genesys Capital
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Also attended University of Waterloo541
Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalApoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsAchintya ChaudhariInvestor at LightbankKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalRohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
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