Business Mentors

XCEEI Business Mentorship Program for students

The XCEEI Mentorship Program is a face-to-face mentoring program whereby mentors and entrepreneurs are matched to establish an ongoing mentoring relationship throughout the duration of the MEEI's Enterprise Project Development.

Mentors are made available to XCEEI-MEEI students only and are a mandatory component of the MEEI's enterprise project development program.

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Call for Business Mentors

XCEEI Business Mentor Eligibility Requirements:

  • Experienced entrepreneur/business professional with solid reputation and strong business acumen
  • Effective communicator and advisor
  • Available for in person meetings with entrepreneur
  • Able to contribute at least 2 hours of time monthly

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Colin M. Adamson President Adamson House Inc.
Al-Riaz Adatia Venture Capitalist Self Employed

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Susan Barbeau-      Wedsworth   BMO - Bank of Montreal
Dorian Barrs Co-founder Leantronics
Catherine Booth Vice President & CIO Canadian Tire
Annette Brennan Founder/CEO Crock A Doodle Inc.
Barry Brownlow Founding Partner Brownlow & Associates

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Mark Chamberlain President and CEO Trivaris Ltd
Shane Chambers Consultant/Restaurant Owner Self Employed
Joe Compta President Bradon Technologies
Thomas A. Corr Senior Technology Manager University of Toronto and Catalyst Partnership
Greg Coutts National Director - Healthcare, Higher Education SAP Canada, Inc.
Richard D. Cuthbert   Ryerson University (Retired)

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Blair Davies VP Sales Powalt
Lisa Dolovich Research Director McMaster University

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Stephan Elop COO Juniper's enterprise
Mahmoud Enno President & CEO Self-employed

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Mark Farrow CIO HHSC
Don Fell Chairman & CEO FELLFAB Limited
Michael R. A. Fielding President and CEO StrataFLEX Corporation

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Brian Gibson   Machine Automation Inc.
Jeffrey Giles Co-Founder, Partner, and President MedProDirect Inc.
Kevin Goheen Principal Hickling Arthurs Low (HAL) Corp.
Colin Graham   Photonic Ink Corp.
Karen Grant Managing Director Institute for Optical Sciences, University of Toronto
Nigel G. H. Guilford Principal Guilford and Associates Inc.

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Ian Halliday Managing Director ARC Business Solutions Inc.
Irv Hollis Management Consultant Hollis Management Consultants Inc.

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Mark Janoska General Partner Vengrowth Capital Management
Ian Johnstone President/CEO SMS Demag Ltd

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Rudy Karsan Hiring and Retention Kenexa
Dr. Peter Kazmaier Area Manager Xerox Research Center Canada
Fraser Kelton apprentice Trivaris
Sun Ho Kim   AECL
Velibor Koprivica CEO Latrea Corporation
Tarif Korabi Vice President Marketing & Sales Hatch Steltech
Chris Koressis Managing Partner Koressis Legal Professional Corporation

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Damian Lamb Managing Director Genesys Capital Partners Inc.
Tim Ley President Ley & Associates
Sean Licata Founder Startegic Ventures Consulting

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Andrew Maxwell Director, Business Partnerships Canadian Innovation Centre
Patrick Michaud EVP and CFO Score Media Inc.
John Mroz   Heraeus Electro-Nite

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Mohan Nadarajah    
Scott Nichol Director of Casting Technology Cymat Corporation

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Abdel Rahman Omar VP Business Development NTGclarity Networks

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Tony Paine    
Joseph C. Paradi Executive Director and Professor University of Toronto
Jim Pedersen President and CEO Ellistar Sensor Systems Inc.
Richard B. Peters   Retired-Trader Classified Media
Michael S. Petryschuk    
Michael D. Pinto Principal The Professional Manager Inc.
Bill Pitkin President and CEO Vertex
Avi Pollock   Royal Bank of Canada

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Tony Redpath Venture Group Advisor MaRS
Randy Reeve Director/Consultant Ivara and RR Consulting
Mohsen Rifaat President MohDev International Inc.
Warren J. Rill Owner Event Planning & Kosher Catering
Susan Robinson Chief People and Performance Officer Securit
Ian Rodgers VP Research & Academics St. Joseph's Hospital
Eugene Roman Group President, Systems & Technology Bell Canada

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Del Smith Consultant Sales Performance International
Paul Smith Lab Manager Xerox Corporation
Vlad Sobot President Sobotec Ltd.
Gerry Sullivan    

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Dominic Talalla Director BDC Venture Capital
Andrew Thomson President True North Group

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Joe Urban President J.A. Urban Holdings Limited

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Walter Veckie President Unified Engineering.com Corp
Gerry D. Visca Partner/Creative Director Network ISG

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Marnie Walker Founder Student Express (Retired)

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