Lynda Brown-Ganzert, BSc, MEd. is the Founder of Curatio – a digital health platform used in over 85 countries that combines AI and matchmaking to deliver private social networks to patients and their families. Lynda has founded 3 tech startups and pioneered over 100 projects that have used digital media for the purposes of improving health, education and business. In senior roles with companies, including Edelman and Electronic Arts, Lynda has also represented Canada on two UN missions and authored national trade action plans for the sector
Lynda was named Startup Canada Entrepreneur of the Year 2017, Top 40 Under 40, Wondrous Wired Woman, and notably the Health 2.0 Global Challenge. She holds the title of Chair Emerita for Simon Fraser University and is a Director for the Canada Foundation for Innovation, which oversees a $763 million fund for investment into R&D across Canada.