Paul Terry was Appointed as Chief Executive Officer at Phemi

Date of management change: January 15, 2013 

What Happened?

Vancouver, BC-based Phemi Appointed Paul Terry as Chief Executive Officer

 

About the Company

Phemi is a big data warehouse company that lets organizations easily access and mine any variety of data at any volume to drive insights that lower costs, improve outcomes, and allow better decisions faster. With an industry-pioneering approach to privacy, security, and governance, Phemi protects privacy and ensures legitimate use of data to drive continuous improvement and help organizations meet compliance and governance requirements. An organizational ambassador for Privacy by Design, Phemi brings both privacy and performance to big data solutions, along with the data management and control formerly only afforded by traditional enterprise data warehouses. Headquartered in Vancouver, BC, the Phemi team has a strong heritage in big data technologies, data networking, security, supercomputing, and IP service delivery.

 

About the Person

As the President and CEO, Paul provides the vision and technical leadership at PHEMI.  He also currently serves on the Board of Directors for Providence Health Care, advising on its subcommittees for innovation, quality, EMR, and next-generation data strategies in healthcare. Paul also serves on the Board of Directors for Life Sciences BC and Molecular You, and is an advisor to the BC provincial government on next-generation data strategies. He is an adjunct professor in big data at Simon Fraser University and is a partner with Magellan Angel Partners.  Paul lectures in technology, strategy, and product management for the MBA program at SFU, and is a sought-after speaker on data innovation and strategy. He is a member of the Big Data Sub-Committee Working Group, the BC Institute for Health Innovation and serves on Genome BC`s Health Strategy Task Force. Paul is also an Ambassador for Privacy by Design. Paul spent over a decade as the secretary/treasurer and technology adviser for the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, British Columbia`s health research support agency, and was one of the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence at SFU Venture Labs.  Prior to his experience in healthcare and venture capital, Paul was the CTO and cofounder of OctigaBay Systems – a pioneer in high-performance computing – which was acquired by Cray Inc., the world leader in supercomputing. He was also the cofounder and CTO of Abatis Systems, which was acquired by Redback Networks in one of the largest technology acquisitions in Canadian history. Paul`s early career included senior roles at Newbridge Networks and at technology companies in the UK.  Paul was awarded Canada`s “Top 40 Under 40 award in 2000.  He holds an MBA from the Cranfield School of Management, a marketing diploma from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, a PhD in Electrical Engineering and an honours Bachelor`s degree from the University of Liverpool.  

 

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