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Donovan Woollard
Chief Executive Officer , OPEN Technologies
Vancouver, BC
- Ecological Justice
- Equitable Finance
- Health and Economic Development
- Impact Investing
- Incubator/Accelerator
- Social Entrepreneurship
About Donovan
Donovan’s work focuses on translating great sustainable business ideas into great sustainable businesses. After starting in the non-profit sector, he has spent the last fifteen years working to launch, build, and scale businesses that address critical climate, environmental, and social challenges. Hi past and current experience includes:
- CEO of OPEN, a software company that helps the people that shape our cities to make pro-climate decisions with confidence
- Co-Director of RADIUS, a social innovation hub and venture incubator at SFU’s Beedie School of Business, where he is now an Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Advisor
- COO of Offsetters (Nature Bank), Canada’s leading carbon offset and carbon management firm;
- founding investor, board member, and team member of Persephone Brewing Company; and
- Board member for a range of entrepreneurial organizations. He has also worked for Vancity, BC Hydro, and Ecotrust and worked the graveyard shift at a half-way house.