Our People
The team at Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst comprises the brightest and most dedicated professionals in the industry. Their expertise, passion, and commitment to excellence drive our mission and vision forward.
Explore the people powering our mission
With a relentless pursuit of excellence and impact, The Catalyst is driving further advancements in the cybersecurity sector and positioning Canada as a global leader on the cyber stage. Our fantastic team continues to play a pivotal role in creating a cyber-resilient future for Canada and beyond. Listed below are our staff, our Board of Directors, our Advisors and our Mentors, who truly lead the way with their expertise, dedication, and vision, ensuring that the Catalyst remains at the forefront of innovation and impact in the industry.
Charles Finlay
Founding Executive Director
Meet the Catalyst Team
These are the people that make it all possible.
Heather Adam
Director, Strategic Operations
Maria Grazzia Alvarez
Manager, FinTech Accelerator
Avleen Bassi
Program Coordinator, Corporate Training & Cyber Range
Nathan Battersby
Senior Manager, Cyber Accelerator & Innovation Programs
Luke Benner
Cyber Range Technician & Catalyst IT Support Specialist
Judith Borts
Senior Director, Planning and Delivery
Angelo Casanas
Director of Innovation
Aurn Chima
Industry Engagement Specialist
Lester Chng
Senior Cybersecurity Advisor, Corporate Training & Cyber Range
Anna Colagrossi
Director, Marketing and Communications
Meet the Catalyst Board
Providing strategic oversight to help the Catalyst fulfill its mission.
Sundeep Sandhu
Rogers Communications
Vice President of Cyber Security and CISO Rogers Bank
Dr. Bala Venkatesh
TMU
Academic Director, Centre for Urban Energy
Samuel Schwartz
The Strategy Law Group
President
Ali Miri
TMU
Professor, Department of Computer Science
Joanne Mckee
TMU
Chief Financial Officer
Dr. Atefeh Mashatan
TMU
Canada Research Chair; Director, Cybersecurity Research Lab & Associate Professor
Jennifer MacInnis
TMU
Ex-Officio; Secretary to the Board;
Associate General Counsel
Associate General Counsel
Brian Lesser
TMU
Chief Information Officer
Ira Goldstein
Kernel Advisory
Principal
Janice Fukakusa C.M.
TMU
Chancellor
Advisors
These Canadian public, private, and academic sector leaders are deeply committed to developing diverse leadership talent within the cybersecurity sector through Catalyst programming.
Dr. Steven Liss
TMU
Chair of the Board; VP, Research & Innovation
Laurie Pezzente
RBC
Vice-Chair of the Board; SVP & Chief Security Officer, Global Cyber Security
Jennifer MacInnis
TMU
Ex-Officio; Secretary to the Board;
Associate General Counsel
Associate General Counsel
Sundeep Sandhu
Rogers Communications
Vice President of Cyber Security and CISO Rogers Bank
Dinah Davis
Code Like A Girl
Technology & CyberSecurity Executive; Founder
Charles Finlay
Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst
Ex-Officio; Founding Executive Director
Janice Fukakusa C.M.
TMU
Chancellor
Ira Goldstein
Kernel Advisory
Principal
Brian Lesser
TMU
Chief Information Officer
Dr. Atefeh Mashatan
TMU
Canada Research Chair; Director, Cybersecurity Research Lab & Associate Professor
Joanne Mckee
TMU
Chief Financial Officer
Ali Miri
TMU
Professor, Department of Computer Science
Samuel Schwartz
The Strategy Law Group
President
Dr. Bala Venkatesh
TMU
Academic Director, Centre for Urban Energy
Mentors
Through our programming, we offer targeted workshops, engagement opportunities, and mentorship support with some of the very best business and tech leaders in the industry.
Joe Graci
Joe Graci, B2B Business Builder
JOVA Ventures
Dinah Davis
Software Development Leader and Founder
Code Like A Girl
Bob Seeman
Managing Partner
CyberCurb
Leigh Honeywell
CEO and Co-Founder
Tall Poppy
Iain Paterson
Chief Information Security Officer
WELL Health Technologies
Abdul Sattar
Distinguished Scientist Security Analytics
Arctic Wolf
Evgeniy Kharam
Cybersecurity Architect, Evangelist and Advisor
Mathieu Lavoie
Co-Founder (Alumni-in-Residence)
Flare Systems
Elana Graham
COO, (Alumni-in-Residence)
CYDEF
Toufic Adlouni
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Renno & Co;
Emerging Technologies Lawyer
Mandy Bachus
Founder
Flare Creative Group
Snita Balsara
Principal BDC
Andrea Bartlett
Director of People Operations
Humi
Nish Bhalla
Angel Investor & Advisor
Christian Breede
Associate Professor, Political Science
Royal Military College of Canada
Steven Cohen
VP CyberSecurity Practice
Centrilogic
Neil Desai
VP; Senior Fellow
Magnet Forensics; CIGI
Brad Duguid
Principal
Brad Duguid Consulting
Phillip Gales
CEO, Founder
inate.ai
Darren Gallop
CEO & Co-Founder
Carbide
Ira Goldstein
Founder & CEO
Kernel Advisory
Mark Hausen
Senior Director
HR Technologies Inc.
Jesse Hirsh
Technology Futurist
Mike Ho
Venture Capitalist
Keenan Liss
Growth Strategy Advisor
Erin McLean
Chief Marketing Officer
eSentire
Rahul Raghavan
Senior VP (AppSec Advisory)
Kroll
Rafal Rohozinski
CEO
Zeropoint Security
Augusto Rosa
VP Engineering
Infostrux Solutions
Eldon Sprickerhoff
Founder & Chief Innovation Officer
eSentire, Inc.
Bram Warshafsky
Founder
Shelfgram
Ian L. Paterson
CEO
Plurilock
Nabil Zoldjalali
VP Technology Innovation
Darktrace
Dmitry Raidman
CTO; Founding Partner
Cybeats; Security Architecture Podcast
