Archbishop of Toronto, Tom Collins (BA '68, English), has been promoted to the Pope's international circle of advisers, the College of Cardinals.
Patryk Laskowski (BASc '07, Electrical Engineering) and three others have started the magazine Pivotr, dedicated to startups in this region and around southern Ontario. Laskowski calls it "... a magazine written by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs."
Patryk Laskowski (BASc '07, Electrical Engineering) and three others have started the magazine Pivotr, dedicated to startups in this region and around southern Ontario. Laskowski calls it "... a magazine written by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs."
Mark Losch (BMath '87, Combinatorics & Optimization/Computer Science) talks about how computers modernized his family's business, North Simcoe Tool and Manufacturing, in Midland, Ontario.
Kevin O'Leary's (BES '77, Man-Environment) new television show, Redemption Inc., is similar to Donald Trump's popular The Apprentice reality series, but instead of celebrities or budding entrepreneurs being put through business-related challenges, the contestants are ex-convicts. O'Leary also discusses financial habits in a recent interview for the Star.
Veterinary Lawyer Douglas Jack (BA '80, English) has joined Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) in Waterloo, where he will continue to provide dedicated legal service to the Canadian veterinary industry.
VeloCity, the University of Waterloo's innovative student startup incubator program, has a new director - Mike Kirkup (BMath '01, Computer Sci/Software Eng Opt; MMSc '07, Mgmt Sciences/Mgmt of Tech).
Rahul Bhagat (BASc '09, Systems Design), Dan Holowack (BASc '11, Systems Design), Michael Litt (BASc '11, Systems Design), Stephen Litt (BASc '07, Systems Design), and Eric Migicovsky (BASc '09, Systems Design) are founders of three up-and-coming Canadian startups: Vidyard, TwitSprout Inc. and Allerta Inc.
John Jung (BES '73, Urban & Regional Planning), CEO of the Waterloo Regional Economic Development group, talks about Canada's Technology Triangle's recent trade mission to Brazil.
Exinda announced the appointment of Greg Veres (BMath '92, Computer Science/Electrical Engineering; MMath '96, Computer Science) to Vice President, Engineering.