About Fundingportal

Georgina Steinsky, Council Chair, has served as Associate Deputy Minister in the federal Department of Regional and Industrial Expansion and as Deputy Minister of Supply and Services. She is a recipient of the Public Policy Forum Award for improving the quality of government in Canada. Her experience includes work aimed at improving the operational effectiveness of public, private and non-profit organizations, including the implementation of new technologies.

Dr. David A. Jaffray is Senior Scientist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and Director, Techna Institute, Techna Institute for the Advancement of Technology for Health (Techna). Dr. Jaffray provides expertise and guidance for Fundingportal_Healthtech site.

Glenn O'Farrell is a dynamic, senior executive (CEO, VP) with more than 20 years of high impact contributions in the Canadian media sector. He is a proven business leader who has built and led successful local and national new start-up media businesses. He is also a legal and regulatory industry expert with extensive national and international networks across business, government and NGOs.

Leo Lax is the former CEO of Skypoint Capital, a Venture Capital firm investing in the telecommunications, social media and IT sectors. Prior to founding Skypoint Capital, Mr. Lax was an executive at Newbridge Networks where he launched and directed the Newbridge Affiliates Program. Mr. Lax sits on a number of boards in the innovation sector, both in Canada and internationally, including TransGaming, Mobio Technologies, TeloIP, and My6Sense. He is a graduate of McGill University (Electrical Engineering) and received his Master of Engineering degree from Royal Military College.

Kevin Shea  is the Chair of the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC), an agency of the Ontario Ministry of Culture and one of the key catalysts and sources of public funding for the cultural media cluster, including book publishing, film, television, interactive digital media, magazine publishing and music industries.

Richard Rémillard specializes in providing the private sector, government and trade associations with creative, research-grounded solutions to business issues and public policies involving the Canadian financial services industry. Richard is currently on the Board of the Private Capital Markets Association of Canada (PCMA), and has also served as Executive-Director of the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) for over a decade and as Vice-President of the Canadian Bankers Association.