Tim Stupich, P.Eng, MBA, works with firms in Ottawa/Eastern Ontario focusing on national collaborations in the aerospace/defence sector.
Prior to joining Mitacs, Tim was with the federal government leading such major initiatives as the Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy, Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy, Aboriginal Business Science and Technology Strategy. As Director, Science Partnerships at ISED he managed federal investments in research and innovation organizations: Genome Canada, Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canarie, Perimeter Institute, Let’s Talk Science, and the Institute for Quantum Computing among others. He was also Director, Knowledge Infrastructure Program, a $2 billion, two-year initiative that supported 500 university/college construction and renovation projects across Canada.