Bill Tam
Co-chair, Digital Technology Supercluster
Past President and CEO of BC Tech, Bill Tam has been actively involved in guiding the success of entrepreneurial companies as a founder, executive, investor, advisor, and board member for the past 20 years. He first joined BC Tech as a CEO-in-Residence with the Centre4Growth program, advising over 30 companies from startups to mid-stage technology firms. Prior to BC Tech, Bill was the CEO of EQO Communications, a mobile startup that created the first mobile Skype application. Bill has held senior executive positions at AT&T, Rogers, Jones Cable, Infowave Software, and Bell Canada. Today, Bill serves as Co-Chair of the Digital Technology Supercluster, a company which will position Canada as a global leader using big data to advance economic opportunities and address the biggest productivity, health and sustainability challenges facing Canadians and the world today. He also currently lends his expertise as an industry advisor for BCNet, Simon Fraser University, and UBC, and volunteers his time supporting students and aspiring entrepreneurs. Bill holds an MBA from the Ivey School of Business in the University of Western Ontario, and a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from McGill University.
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