Jordana has recently joined Oxentia as a Principal Consultant with over 15 years of experience in economic development and innovation. As an ecosystem builder, she developed the social innovation strategy for the technology transfer unit at the University of Maryland, led UCalgary’s technology transfer social innovation group, and raised over $15M to grow a thriving social enterprise ecosystem in Alberta, including launching various entrepreneurship programs, the Social Innovation Hub at Innovate Calgary, and UCeed Social Impact at UCalgary, a pre-seed and seed investment fund. As an angel investor and Limited Partner, she is committed to seeing capital work to create inclusive growth.
Expertise
Social innovation
Startup fundraising and venture capital
Design thinking and business model development for evidence-based innovations
Mentorship and startup coaching
Program design and delivery
Education
BA (Joint Hons), International Development/Political Science
McGill University
Languages
English