Peter Evans
VENTURE GROUP ADVISORPeter Evans advises entrepreneurs and high growth companies in ICT markets, specializing in strategic planning, research, product management and channel development.He brings to MaRS over 15 years experience working in early-stage venture-backed technology start-ups and publicly traded companies in the software, Internet services, online media and telecommunication sectors. Previously, Peter worked in major accounts sales, product management, research and senior marketing roles in the telecom industry and with Sympatico, FloNetwork (acquired by DoubleClick in 2001) and PlateSpin Inc. In his role as a consultant since 2003 he has worked with over 100 clients throughout North America from early stage ventures to large corporate clients such as Telus and DoubleClick (just prior to its acquisition by Google). He serves on the board of directors of Sitebrand in Ottawa and is an angel investor in a number of early-stage startups. A noted speaker on strategy and marketing he has spoken at major conferences throughout North America and Europe in addition to being a guest lecturer on marketing at a number of universities. He was educated in cognitive psychology and telecommunications management at the University of Toronto (Ontario) and Ryerson University (Toronto) and holds an MBA from Queen’s University (Kingston, Ontario). He is currently completing the Certificate Program in Strategic Planning & Innovation at the M.I.T. Sloan School of Management (Cambridge, Massachusetts). Contact: T 416.673.8135 F 416.673.8181 E-mail: pevans@marsdd.com |  |