Founders

Gururaj “Desh” Deshpande

Gururaj “Desh” Deshpande is the President and Chairman of Sparta Group LLC, a family investment office and is also the Chairman of Tejas Networks.

Jaishree Deshpande

Jaishree Deshpande is the Treasurer of Sparta Group LLC, and a founder of the Deshpande Foundation.

Gerry Pond

Gerry Pond has over 45 years of in-depth experience in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector.

Executive Advisory Board

Gerry Pond

Gururaj (Desh) Deshpande

Raj Melville

Paul Mazerolle

Meet the Team

Vanessa Paesani

Director of Entrepreneurship & Advisory Services
(Acting Executive Director)

Katie Davey

Katie Davey 

Executive Director

(on short leave)

Sarah Cormier

 Operations & Finance Officer

Rebecca McSheffery

Director of Innovation & NouLAB

Esther Ibang

Esther Ibang 

Communications & Events Officer 

Associates

Vincent-Luc Brouillard

Vincent-Luc Brouillard Consulting

Jason Doiron

O Strategies

Lewis Muirhead

Alternate Future Design Group

Amanda Hachey

All In

Jules Maitland

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Nick Scott

Principal Consultant, Shift & Flow