About the Hall of Fame
The BC Innovators Hall of Fame recognizes the key role of innovation to BC’s economy and the leaders that have left a legacy on this province, enriching our technology and innovation ecosystem and building a stronger BC economy. Presented in partnership with the Government of British Columbia.
Currently the CEO of Mark Betteridge & Associates, an angel investment firm financing technology start-ups in sectors including biotechnology and food processing, Mark Betteridge previously served as the CEO of Discovery Parks and Discovery Foundation helping provide funds for capacity-growth initiatives to local organizations. He was also the first contributor to the BC Tech Scholarship Fund established in 2005.
The native Ontarian moved to Vancouver in the 1980s to study biochemistry at UBC. A co-founder of the BC Technology Association, Judy Bishop had a hand in creating several local start-ups, such as customer relations management specialist Galeforce Solutions, where she was president and chief marketing officer. Relocating to Kelowna in 2015, she consulted and invested in tech industry companies, and currently applies her expertise as a corporate director to a range of businesses.
Entrepreneur, strategic advisor and most recently author are just three of the many hats Jeff Booth wears. He co-founded addy, a website and app that allows people access to invest into commercial real estate, and helmed BuildDirect, a top online destination for building materials for 20 years. In January of 2020, he published The Price of Tomorrow explaining how future innovations in digital technology will drive revolutionary societal change.
Founder and former CEO of Chrysalix Venture Capital, the top independent cleantech investment VC in the country, Michael Brown has spent multiple decades supporting and being a catalyst for early-stage technical innovation. In fact, in 2012 the Governor General of Canada bestowed upon him the order of Canada for just this achievement. As of 2016, Brown has chaired biotechnology research NPO Innovative Breakthrough Energy Technologies.
Kathy Butler is the managing director and head of BC Capital Markets at CIBC where she has spent the last 27 years. Though the UBC and University of Toronto graduate studied finance and business rather than technology, she often works with clients in the sector admiring their passion, drive and commitment to building innovative businesses. Since 2003, Butler has been a partner with Social Venture Partners, which engages in socially driven venture philanthropy.
