Business: We develop intelligent platforms for modern smart grids.
Education: PhD in electrical and computer engineering, University of Waterloo (2017)
Biggest business achievement: Assisting BluWave-ai in landing $4 million in government grants and private investments so far.
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Biggest obstacle overcome: Getting out of my professional, emotional and personal comfort zone multiple times – for example, when I went to Sweden to get my master’s degree, left Sweden to come to Canada for my PhD and later moved to Ottawa to join a startup as the first paid employee.
Biggest influence: It’s hard to choose one person; Nikola Tesla and his passion for universal energy access have been a constant source of inspiration to me.
Most important lesson I’ve learned in business: Know your audience.
First job: Engineer intern.
Advice I’d give the younger me: Think ahead.
Favourite pastime: Reading
I’m currently reading: Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom
Favourite movie: Interstellar
Favourite song: Everybody Knows by Leonard Cohen
