Community Leaders of the Year
Eva Lau - MBA '05
Eva is a respected entrepreneur-turned-investor and one of the few women leading a venture fund in Canada. As the co-founder and managing partner of Two Small Fish Ventures, she leverages her experience to help early-stage transformative tech companies with strong network effects. Before launching Two Small Fish Ventures, Eva was a founding team member of Wattpad, one of Canada's most successful tech companies. As head of community and content for the storytelling platform, she helped the company scale from hundreds to tens of millions of users. Prior to Wattpad, she was director of product development of Brightspark Labs, a Toronto-based accelerator, where she mentored numerous local startups. Eva continues to offer her time and expertise to help other tech companies succeed and is involved with many incubator and accelerators. She also serves on the board of many startups as well as Volta, Upside Foundation, and Branksome Hall.
Snita Balsara - MBA '12
Snita is immersed in the dynamic world of scaling Canadian start-ups and collaborating with passionate entrepreneurs, as a principal with BDC's Sustainability Venture Fund. Her journey began in system development and implementation, followed by a leadership role at IBM in sales operations. Transitioning to the Herjavec Group, her focus shifted to corporate development, and managing Robert Herjavec's Shark Tank Portfolio. This experience paved her way to venture capital, leading to a role at the MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund, followed by the launch of Graphic Ventures. Engaged in all facets of venture investing, from deal sourcing to supporting companies in scaling, Snita has served as an observer on the Board of Directors of many early stage start-ups. She is an active member of the Schulich Startups ecosystem and teaches the MBA course on Venture Capital and Private Equity. As a founding member of the Women in VC Community, she established a network for women investors, fostering best practices and supporting career development. Additional, as a founding member of the Diversity and Inclusion Small Council, Snita contributed to a platform to elevate under-represented tech founders by connecting them with top VC funds in Canada.
Roshni Wijayasinha - MBA '09
Roshni is a trusted marketing leader with 15 years of progressive experience helping companies bring brands and products to market. Having started her career working on top consumer brands on the agency side, she has built her reputation by bringing creativity and strategic insights to leading global technology companies such as Microsoft, Sony, & Kobo. Previously, Roshni also built our marketing teams and brands at domestic technology leaders, Juice Mobile, Thinking Capital, Benecaid, and Foxquilt, and has started her own consultancyu, specializing in Marketing Strategy, Planning and Communications. She is now the CEO of Prosh Marketing - helping a wide range of clients with their marketing strategies. She is also the CMO at goPeer, Entrepreneur in Residence at TMU's Venture Zone in Brampton, and also a Council Member at Forbes Communications Council. Roshni is also a Schulich Instructor, teaching Startup Marketing in the Master of Management program.
Keith Loo - MBA '12
Keith is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Skinopathy, a healthcare startup that helps people screen for skin cancer not only from the comfort of their own home, but from the convenience of their phone as well. Keith is a scale-up advisor and venture builder who advises high-potential, high-scale businesses on their technology, go-to-market, and growth strategies. He is heavily involved in the Canadian tech start-up community, and mentors, consults, and advises out of several incubators and accelerators in the Greater Toronto Area. Keith has more than 20 years of product and business experience working with some of the world's largest retailers, banks, telcos, and technology firms to build their Data & AI strategies and innovation labs. He is an instructor at the Schulich School of Business, where he teaches and advises MBA and BBA students on how to build, grow, and sustain a new venture. He is also the Entrepreneur in Residence for Lassonde's BEST (Bergeron Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology) program.
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