Haroon F. Mirza

Haroon F. Mirza is an Entrepreneur in Residence at OMERS Ventures, where he is responsible for contributing to the identification and execution of investment opportunities in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) sectors. Prior to joining OMERS Ventures, Haroon was Director of Business Development - Anonymous Viewer Analytics at Intel Corp. Before that he was the co-founder and CEO of CognoVision, an award-winning retail analytics provider. CognoVision was named Canada's Most Innovative Company in 2009, and was acquired by Intel in September 2010. Haroon has also worked in the consumer packaged goods industry, and as a consultant for the Carleton University Foundry Program, evaluating technology startups and obtaining pre-seed capital to commercialize on-campus technologies. He graduated from Carleton University's Sprott School of Business with a Bachelor of Commerce, and Harvard Business School's Program for Leadership Development (PLD).