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Alumni on the move and getting noticed!

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1980s

Wendy Rudd (BMath ’87): Wendy Rudd is the Lead Independent Director of WonderFi, which was recently acquired by trading platform Robinhood Markets. Read more about Wendy Rudd

Sue Reibel (BMath ’88): Susan (Sue) Reibel, previously chief executive officer of John Hancock Retirement, was elected to the Securian Financial Board of Directors. Read more about Sue Reibel

1990s

Eldon Sprickerhoff (BMath ’91): Eldon Sprickerhoff joined the Advisory Board of White Tuque. Read more about Eldon Sprickerhoff

Judy Dinn (BMath ’94): Judy has been named TMX Group Limited's Chief Information Officer (CIO) effective April 1st, 2025, where she will be responsible for the strategic leadership of all aspects of technology at TMX, and play an important role in the evolution and execution of the corporate strategy and global growth agenda over the coming years. Read more about Judy Dinn

Krates Ng (BMath ’96): Krates Ng joined the AI Research Services company, Unlearn.AI, as the Chief Technology Officer. Read more about Krates Ng

Steven Binioris (BMath ’96): Steven Binioris was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer at Jackson National Life (Jackson). Read more about Steven Binioris

Sreela Venkataratnam (BMath ’97): Sreela Venkataratnam, formerly of Tesla, was appointed Chief Accounting Officer at Rivian. Read more about Sreela Venkataratnam

2000s

Jon Loyens (BMath ’00): Jon is the Co-Founder, CDO, & CSO of the workflow management platform ServiceNow, which recently announced its second AI-related acquisition this year, Data.World. Read more about Jon Loyens

Boris Jabes (BMath ’03): Boris Jabes is the Co-Founder & CEO of Census, which has been acquired by Fivetran to help them offer its customers an end-to-end data movement solution. Read more about Boris Jabes

Raymond Reddy (BMath ’05): Raymond Reddy, previously the CEO of Ritual, has joined Shopify as their VP of Product, Retail. Read more about Raymond Reddy

Munyaradzi (Roy) Punungwe (BMath ’06): Roy Punungwe was appointed Group CEO of Old Mutual Ghana. Read more about Munyaradzy Punungwe

Steve Balaban (BMath ’06): Steve Balaban, CEO and Founder of Mink Learning, will be in Saskatoon to help start-ups in the agri-food sector as part of Swimming with the Sharks, an investment readiness bootcamp. Read more about Steve Balaban

Danish Iqbal (BMath ’07): Throughout his career, Danish Iqbal has accepted the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Somerset Reinsurance. Read more about Danish Iqbal

Jeffrey McKay (BCS ’08): Jeff McKay is the Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer of successful insurtech start-up PolicyMe, which has closed $30 million CAD in previously unannounced equity and debt financing from strategic partners across three tranches since 2023. Read more about Jeffrey McKay

Sean Lynch (BCS ’08): Sean Lynch is the Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer of Census, which has been acquired by Fivetran to help them offer its customers an end-to-end data movement solution. Read more about Sean Lynch

2010s

Laura McKay (BMath ’13): Laura is the Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer of successful insurtech start-up PolicyMe, which has closed $30 million CAD in previously unannounced equity and debt financing from strategic partners across three tranches since 2023.. Read more about Laura McKay

Arthur Jen (BCS ’15): As CIO of New York startup Patlytics, Arthur Jen has developed an AI-enabled patent analytics platform to help corporations, IP professionals and law firms streamline their patent workflows. Read more about Arthur Jen

Alexandra Findleton (BMath ’17): Alexandra Findleton has been appointed Vice President, Corporate Development, at Venerable, a privately held insurance company. Read more about Alexandra Findleton

Aditya (JP) Jayaprakash (BCS ’19): JP Jayaprakash co-founded Blacksmith to solve the problem of slow and inefficient Continuous Integration (CI) pipelines. Read more about Aditya Jayaprakash

2020s

Aayush Shah (BCS ’20): Aayush Shah co-founded Blacksmith to solve the problem of slow and inefficient Continuous Integration (CI) pipelines. Read more about Aayush Shah

Aditya Maru (BCS ’20): Aditya Maru co-founded Blacksmith to solve the problem of slow and inefficient Continuous Integration (CI) pipelines. Read more about Aditya Maru

Ruslan Nikolaev (BCS ’20): Ruslan Nikolaev co-founded Float, a modern financial startup helping over 4,000 Canadian businesses manage their corporate spending. Read more about Ruslan Nikolaev

Amy Tai (BASc ’22): Amy Tai has developed a new AI-enhanced imaging technology that makes breast cancer cells glow light green in MRIs. This advancement improves the detection of cancerous tissue and helps in planning effective treatment. Read more about Amy Tai

Kristy Gao (BCS ’22): Kristy launched healthcare startup Cenote and was accepted into the Y Combinator. Read more about Kristy Gao

Anubhav Maulik (BCS ’23): Anubhav Maulik created SpeedyFeast, a new Brampton-based food delivery service. Read more about Anubhav Maulik