Veteran entrepreneur Anastasia Valentine has been appointed Chief Executive Director of Startup Canada, following the decision by CEO Victoria Lennox to become the organization’s President.
Ottawa-based Valentine has been working as a volunteer with the national business development group for the last two years—most notably as host of the Startup Canada LIVE digital series.
Speaking last week, during one of her first days in the job, Valentine said she is getting to know the needs of Canada’s 2.3 million entrepreneurs so the organization can work towards meeting those needs.
“We want to