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Corporate Governance
Mark Godsy
Founder, CEO and Chairman
Mark is a non-practicing lawyer who practiced law for approximately four years in Vancouver, B.C., before becoming a serial entrepreneur approximately thirty years ago. Using his unique ability to build multi-disciplinary teams and navigate new concepts that can be both financed and commercialized, he has founded and helped build many companies over his career.
Mark was the co-founder of ID Biomedical and Angiotech Pharmaceutical, two of the most successful biotech companies ever started in Canada, each of which grew to well over $1-billion dollars in value. ID Biomedical became the 5th largest vaccine company in the World (the largest in Canada), and Angiotech developed the first coated stent that has gone on to save tens of millions of lives around the world.
Mark is also involved in data innovation as co-founder and founding Chairman of Mojio, which created the world’s leading connected-car platform. He is also Chairman of Code Zero, a cloud-native developers’ platform that accelerates development productivity by ten-fold.
Mark is also a co-founder, Chairman, and current CEO of Shackelford Pharma, where he and an international team of experts are working with Dr. Alan Shackelford, a pioneer in medical cannabis, to develop regulatory-approved pharma-grade endocannabinoid treatments to treat numerous diseases affecting millions of people.
Mark has a BA from UBC and a law degree from McGill University. He is a member of the Law Society of BC and serves on McGill's Faculty of Law advisory board.
Gary Roshak
Board of Directors
Gary Roshak is a proven entrepreneur and C-suite executive with deep expertise in building and scaling ventures across wireless communications, digital media, and cloud services. He has led multiple startups from concept to exit, driven innovation strategy for Fortune 500s, and executed M&A and commercialization initiatives that unlocked new growth and investor returns. Gary blends technical depth with operational leadership, making him a strategic asset for ventures seeking market disruption and scalable execution.
John Occhipinti
Board of Director
John is the Founder of Wheelhouse Partners. John is a second-generation venture capitalist who grew up in Silicon Valley. Prior to Wheelhouse, John was a Partner at Relay Ventures, an early-stage venture fund exclusively focused on mobile software. Before Relay, John was Managing Director at the Woodside Fund, an early-stage technology fund founded in 1983. John has over 20 years of experience in venture and enterprise software technology, marketing, and sales.
John serves as the Chairman for the Early Stage Venture Capital Alliance (ESVCA), a federation of 160 early stage Venture Partners that meet and share best practices and discuss industry challenges. Before his investment career, John was an early executive at Netscape Communications. John’s team built the company’s first $50 million in revenue, helping launch Netscape through its IPO. John holds an M.B.A. from the Walter Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley and a B.A. in Legal Studies from the University of California at Berkeley. John is based in Menlo Park, CA.
Sam Sullivan
Board of Directors
Sam Sullivan has been elected twice as Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for the riding of Vancouver False Creek. He served as Minister of Communities, Sport, and Cultural Development with responsibility for Translink. Prior to that, Sam served as Mayor of Vancouver from 2005-2008. He served as a Vancouver City Councillor from 1993 to 2002. He is a Member of the Order of Canada, Founder of Global Civic Policy Society, and Founder of Sam Sullivan Disability Foundation.
The Sam Sullivan Disability Foundation was founded by Sam to improve the quality of life for people with significant disabilities. To date, it has raised $20 million and served 10,000 people with disabilities throughout Canada and beyond. It consists of six nonprofit organizations: the Disabled Sailing Association, Tetra Society, ConnecTra Society, Vancouver Adapted Music Society, BC Mobility Opportunity Society, and the Disabled Independent Gardeners Association. Sam has made significant contributions to the disabled community in making outdoor activities more accessible. Through his work with the Disabled Sailing Association, the Martin 16 Sailboat was created with 150 in use around the world. He also co-invented the TrailRider with engineer Paul Cermak to help disabled people access the wilderness. Disabled people have used it to go to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro and the base camp of Mount Everest.
Dino Mariutti
Board of Director
Dino Mariutti is an entrepreneur, investor, and executive operator with more than 20 years of experience building and scaling businesses across technology, manufacturing, and international markets. He is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Apexmont Inc., a private investment and advisory firm focused on investment strategy, capital allocation, and advising founders and management teams on growth, governance, and operational execution.
Throughout his career, Mr. Mariutti has founded technology ventures, commercialized patented innovations, led international business operations, and served in board and advisory capacities across North America, Europe, and Asia. His experience spans engineering, manufacturing, technology commercialization, corporate strategy, venture development, and long-term value creation.
Mr. Mariutti holds a Global MBA with Distinction from University College London (UCL), completed executive studies in quantitative finance and algorithmic trading at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, and studied Mechanical Engineering and Computer Information Systems at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). His background combines engineering, software systems, technology commercialization, and strategic capital allocation.
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