Summary
Harry Sharma is a strategy and innovation executive with over a decade of hands-on leadership experience and more than 20 years in the broader private and public sectors, currently serving as President & COO of Ottawa Education Group. He co-founded and advises startups such as Bevey and previously led ForwardHop as CEO, blending entrepreneurial grit with institutional innovation through roles at Carleton University and The Conference Board of Canada. Harry has a technical foundation with an M.Eng. from the University of Ottawa and a BSc from RIT, and he specializes in translating policy, research and technology initiatives into scalable programs and partnerships. Known for navigating academia, government, and startup ecosystems, he builds bridges between stakeholders to accelerate commercialization and education outcomes. A less obvious strength is his track record of moving between operational leadership and strategic policy roles, giving him rare fluency in both execution and systems-level thinking.
12 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) at University of Ottawa / Université d'Ottawa
BSc Honors, BSc Honors at Rochester Institute of Technology
Hindi, French