Suzanne Grant
CEO | Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATAAlliance)
Ottawa, ON, CANADA
Suzanne Grant draws upon 30 years leadership experience, including a background in traversing emerging medical technology
Biography
Suzanne is a Canadian veteran with a communications engineering and intelligence background. She’s served non-profits on boards and within think tanks, advisory and governance committees. Decades of entrepreneurial experience include founding a digital publishing and strategic communications agency in the frontier market of Qatar and co-founding an award winning, state of the art, brain-machine interface med tech company. Suzanne has conducted business in 17 countries, signing tens of millions of dollars in deals with dozens of multinational clients and celebrities and royalty. Awards include a Canadian Forces Communications and Electronics Branch Commendation, Kingston Local Hero Award, WISE 50 over 50, Evolocity Female Founder, Startup Canada Quebec and National Innovation Awards, and Copenhagen’s Creative Business Cup global awards series (Canadian Award). Success Insights cited her as Entrepreneur to Watch in 2019. Today Suzanne applies her mantras, The Art of the Possible and Solve for Human, to the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance’s vision of Canada as a Scale Up Nation.
Industry Expertise (4)
Non-Profit/Charitable
Military
Corporate Leadership
Health Care - Services
Areas of Expertise (5)
Canadian Military Engineering
International Entrepreneurship
Corporate Leadership
Emerging Medical Technology
Philanthropy Leadership
Accomplishments (5)
Canada's 50 over 50 Award
WISE 2018
Female Founder Award
Startup Canada 2018
Gatineau Bootstrap Award - Best Engineering & Technology
The Ottawa Network 2017
Creative Business Cup
CBC Copenhagen, Denmark 2016
Canadian Decoration
Canadian Armed Forces
Education (3)
Canadian Forces School of Communication and Electronics Engineering: Project Management and Leadership
Saint Lawrence College: Business Admin and Marketing Entrepreneurship
Carleton University: B.Sc., Physics and Technology
Affiliations (2)
- Sara Kirke Caucus : Causus Leadership Team
- Founder Institute : Mentor and Speaker
Selected Media Appearances (2)
CATA Taps Ibionics Co-founder Suzanne Grant as Interim CEO
Ottawa Business Journal
2019-07-11
Suzanne Grant, known locally as the co-founder of biotech startup iBionics, will take over as the interim CEO of the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance following Reid’s sudden passing late last month. Reid, 69, was vacationing with his wife in Norway when he died unexpectedly...
The Business Leadership Podcast: Suzanne Grant, CEO at iBionics
ITWorldCanada
2017-06-13
I am excited to share the conversation I had with Suzanne Grant. Suzanne’s experience is characterized by breadth and depth leading in technology, military, non-profit, health and creative fields. She has won awards and commendations at each stage of her career and attributes her success to authentic leadership, strategic thinking and collaboration...
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