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).
