Mr. David Katz
Acting Director
Innovation Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
David Katz is Acting Director within the newly created Innovation Saskatchewan (IS). In that role, he oversees the day-to-day operations of IS, as well as being responsible for research co‑ordination, and joint federal-provincial and interprovincial innovation initiatives. He has worked on Innovation Policy for the province for four years, including being lead author of the “Saskatchewan Framework for an Innovation Economy” which outlined a strategy, action plan and programs for the promotion of innovation within the province.
David has worked in economic development for the Province of Saskatchewan for the past 22 years. For many of those years he was Sector Manager responsible for the growth of the Information and Communication Technologies sector, and then held the position of Acting Director, Innovation and Advanced Technology Sectors at Enterprise Saskatchewan where he managed the team responsible for promoting and developing the Information and Communications Technologies, Life Sciences, Animal and Human Health, and Environmental Technologies sectors of the Economy.
Prior to working for government, he had 10 years of experience working in the private sector, as President of Custom Computing Systems, Saskatchewan’s first retail storefront selling personal computers, and then as Manager of Information Systems at Develcon Electronics, a Saskatoon-based manufacturer of computer communications equipment.
He holds a Master’s Degree in Theoretical Computing and is a life-long resident of Saskatchewan.
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