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Rizwan Kheraj graduated from Queens University with a doctorate in Industrial Psychology (‘87). His technical expertise spans the areas of human computer interfaces, enterprise software, and knowledge-based systems, and he has founded technology companies in BC. He has significant SME experience having been in the role of CTO, COO, and CEO in his own company and others. Rizwan has been a member of the of the IRAP team in BC for 48 months focused on the ICT sector and has assisted over 500 early-stage ICT SME companies by delivering technical, business, and operational advice to his clients’ CEOs to help them structure their companies, grow their technological platforms and resource competencies, and commercialize their R&D results.

Expertise:

• ICT expertise
• Bootstrapping a start-up
• Raising financing in a start-up