Jennifer Francis
Co-Founder at L-SPARK
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolJennifer Francis is a seasoned technology entrepreneur and advisor with nearly a decade of formal experience and a long track record of executive leadership in enterprise software, SaaS, and go-to-market strategy. As Co-Founder of SheBoot and Principal at Cafe Noir Consulting, she blends hands-on strategic product and positioning expertise with practical support for scaling startups. She chairs the Capital Angel Network and serves on multiple boards, bringing investor perspective and regional ecosystem-building to founders. A passionate advocate for girls and women in STEM, she has been a national ambassador for Technovation and mentors through L-SPARK and Women Powering Technology. Her background in Pure Math and Computer Science from the University of Waterloo underpins a data-driven approach to strategic partnerships and product decisions. Notably, she pairs corporate experience from firms like IBM and Cognos with grassroots community leadership, making her equally comfortable at the boardroom table and in mentoring workshops.
9 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
BMath Pure Math Computer Science, BMath Pure Math Computer Science at University of Waterloo
Github Skills (14)
blockchain9
hyperledger9
fabric9
iot8
hyperledger-composer8
hyperledger-fabric8
infrastructure6
composer6
infrastructure-management5
mainframe5
distributed-ledger4
react4
javascript3
linux1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
IBM/hyperledger-fabric-on-linux-one
Jun 2017 - Dec 2018
Install and Use on Hyperledger Fabric on LinuxONE Community Cloud
Contributions:11 PRs, 75 pushes, 14 comments in 1 year 5 months
fabrichyperledger-fabric
SweetJenn23/BlockchainLab
Jun 2017 - Jul 2017
Blockchain assets for STSA Workshop
Contributions:52 commits, 46 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
blockchain
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