I connect people and ideas to create social and economic impact. I build public private partnerships to fight inequality. I have done so through international criminal law and intellectual property law, global health, software development entrepreneurship and education.
I am a Senior Fellow at The Dais and the Centre for Media Technology and Democracy, focusing on inclusive technology and skills. Most recently I have been building public-private partnerships in workforce development and higher education for LinkedIn.
I advise the Mila AI institute, impact investors, public sector leaders and start-ups, CCSSO, including on responsible tech and AI governance. I am a director on the boards of Ontario Tech Talent and the Canadian Club.
I founded Lighthouse Labs, Canada's leading immersive software development bootcamp which operates in 6 cities. I co-founded Hacking Health and have advised a number of tech startups and non-profits. I managed the non-profit behind the Health Impact Fund, a new means of incentivizing access to medicines, and I taught global health at McMaster University,
I have clerked for the Supreme Court of Israel and articled at an intellectual property litigation boutique. I was the Executive Director of McGill’s International Criminal Law Clinic and Chair of the Global Education Platform's Technology Committee. I have worked for Global Affairs Canada, McGill’s Centre for IP Policy and UofT’s Munk Center. I also interned at Human Rights Watch and on defense teams at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia.
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