Management

Brian Barge

Brian Barge is co-founder, President and CEO of The Evidence Network.  Brian brings significant executive experience and practical knowledge of innovation enablers to the company. He has served as President & CEO of three leading innovation enablers in Canada. He led CMC Microsystems (2000-2006) in its provision of advanced tools, technologies and services for microsystems research and innovation across Canada, the Ottawa Economic Development Corporation (1996-2000) in promotion and support for the growth of Ottawa's economy, and the Alberta Research Council (1991-1996) in the development and commercialization of technology to grow innovative firms. He began his career as a scientist with the ARC and focused on linking scientific and technological developments to commercial practice, often in a global context. Over his 35 year career in research management and economic development, Brian has forged numerous innovative initiatives among universities, industries and governments that have stimulated the formation and growth of countless technology-intensive firms. He has served on the Board of Directors of over 15 innovation enabling organizations. Brian has degrees in physics (BA, University of Saskatchewan) and meteorology (MSc & PhD, McGill).

Margaret Dalziel

Margaret Dalziel is co-founder and VP Research of The Evidence Network, and an Associate Professor of the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa.  Margaret conducts research in innovation and entrepreneurship focusing on innovation policy. She has published or presented over 60 articles, including over 25 articles related to innovation intermediaries.  Prior to becoming an academic, Margaret held management responsibilities at two leading innovation enablers, PRECARN - an intelligent systems research consortium (1996-1999), and the STEAR program of the Canadian Space Agency - a government space technology development support program (1994-1996).  Between 1989 and 1993 Margaret was Manager of the Centre for Intelligent Machines in the Faculty of Engineering at McGill University. She began her career as computer software engineer, working at McGill University and in the private sector, and has degrees in computer science (BSc, McGill), and business (MBA, McGill; PhD, UQAM).

Andrée Boisvert

Andrée Boisvert is Business Development Manager at The Evidence Network.  She most recently served at PricewaterhouseCoopers as Sales Coordinator in the technology, infocomm, entertainment and media division of their consulting practice in Toronto.  Previous to that, she held senior positions in the executive offices at Karabus Management Inc., a retail management consulting firm, CMC Microsystems and Talisker Corporation, a privately held international real estate firm.