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Claudette McGowan

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Claudette McGowan

Full Name: Claudette McGowan

Born: Canada

Occupation: Businessperson

Job: CEO

Works for: Protexxa

Primary Industry: Software

Nationality: Canadian

Residence: Greater Toronto Area, Ontario

Claudette McGowan is the Chief Executive Officer for Protexxa, a Canadian-based cybersecurity software and services company. Ms. McGowan is a global information technology leader with more than 20 years of success leading digital transformations, optimizing infrastructure and designing new approaches that improve service and cybersecurity experiences.

Work Experience

  • CEO, Protexxa

    Ms. McGowan the Chief Executive Officer for Protexxa, a Canadian-based cybersecurity software and services company. Protexxa is a B2B SaaS cybersecurity platform that leverages Artificial Intelligence to rapidly identify, evaluate, predict, and resolve cyber issues for employees.

  • Co-Founder, The Firehood

    Increasing the participation, leadership and prosperity of women in technology.

  • General Partner, Phoenix Fire Fund

    Phoenix Fire is a multi-million dollar women-focused angel fund.

  • Global Executive Officer, Toronto-Dominion Bank

  • Chief Information Officer, Enterprise Technology Employee Experience, BMO Financial Group

  • CIO, Enterprise Technology Employee Experience, BMO

  • Technology Manager, Deloitte

Board Memberships And Advisory Roles

  • Chair, The Coalition of Innovation Leaders Against Racism (CILAR),

Education

  • Doctor of Laws (honorary), In recognition of a distinguished career as a global IT leader, Carleton University, 2022

  • Certificates, Advanced Leadership, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, 2010

  • MBA, Business Administration, Athabasca University, 2011

  • Certificates, Information Technology, University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), 2008

  • Certificates, Project Management, Schulich School of Business - York University, 2007

  • Certificates, Artificial Intelligence, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, 2018

  • BA, Lakehead University,

Accolades

  • Women of the Year, The DMZ, 2022;

  • Top 50 Most Influential Torontonians, Toronto Life, ;

  • Top 50 Canadian Women in FinTech, Digital Finance Institute, ;

  • Top 20 Canadian Women in Cybersecurity, IT World Canada, ;

  • Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada, Women’s Executive Network, ;

  • Honouree, 100 Black Canadian Women, 2020;

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