Ilse Treurnicht is the CEO of the MaRS Discovery District. She joined MaRS from her role as President & CEO of Primaxis Technology Ventures, a start up stage venture capital fund focused on the advanced technologies sector. Prior to Primaxis, Ilse was an entrepreneur with senior management roles in a number of emerging technology companies. She serves on a number of Boards, including the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIAR), BIOTECanada, the Canadian Venture Capital Association (CVCA), and is a member of ORIC (Ontario Research and Innovation Council). Ilse holds a DPhil in chemistry from Oxford University, which she attended as a Rhodes Scholar.
