Startup Genome, the San Francisco-based organization that assesses and ranks startup ecosystems around the world, has named Chris Crowell its first ambassador in Atlantic Canada.
Crowell is the former Vice-President of Corporate Innovation at Halifax-based Volta, having previously worked at Waterloo, Ont.-based OpenText and Saint John-based Mariner. He has a long history of connecting and promoting Atlantic Canada outside of the region having founded East Coast Connected in 2007 while living in Toronto.
Startup Genome releases an annual report categorizing and ranking startup ecosystems