Dear colleagues,

It is my pleasure to announce the appointment of John Lam to the position of Director, Longo Centre for Entrepreneurship (CfE).

John’s passion for entrepreneurship education and his work experience at incubators makes him a great fit for this role. His work experience includes leading IDEA at the City of Mississauga Economic Development Office, EDGE at Sheridan College, LaunchPad at Wilfrid Laurier University, and the John F. Wood Centre at the University of Guelph. Through these experiences, John has had the opportunity to lead all facets of an incubator from strategic planning to implementation of operations for purposes of venture creation and entrepreneurial activity.

John has also been involved with the Longo CfE supporting the BMO Launch Me Competition as well as introducing start-ups to the Longo CfE team for work integrated learning student placements.

John was the founder of both Speakeezy Technologies and uFrizz, two start-ups that speak to his entrepreneurial spirit.

John holds a Master of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology from the University of Waterloo and is a candidate Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Higher Education, at the University of Toronto.

We look forward to John joining Humber and the Longo CfE on Monday, August 21.

Alvina Cassiani
Senior Dean, Longo Faculty of Business