Kristina Williams
CEO, Alberta Enterprise Corporation

Featured in ‘VC in Canada: Data, Trends and Opportunities’ at 9:30 a.m. on February 26.

Kristina Williams was named the President and CEO of AEC in 2014 and oversees the management of the Alberta Enterprise Fund with its 34 active venture capital fund investments and the underlying portfolio of more than 800 technology companies. Kristina also oversees AEC’s industry development activities, creating access to external markets and mentors for Canadian entrepreneurs.

Prior to joining AEC, Kristina worked for several technology companies where her responsibilities spanned the spectrum of legal, regulatory, international and new business development, corporate strategic planning, intellectual property management, as well as marketing and sales. She is Vice Chair of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors, and she is a member of the North American Construction Group (NYSE/TSX: NOA) Board of Directors. She also serves on the Alberta Securities Commission NewEconomy Advisory Committee. She was the Honorary Consul for Sweden in Northern Alberta for 17 years.

Kristina holds an MBA from the University of Alberta, a Master of Laws from Uppsala University in Sweden, an accreditation for the Venture Capital Executive Program from the University of California, Berkeley – Walter A. Haas School of Business, as well as an ICD.D from the ICD-Rotman Director Education Program.