Summary
Marc Lijour is a strategic technology leader and entrepreneur with a decade of experience accelerating digital transformation across government, education, and DeepTech sectors. As Chief Business Officer at Quanthor and former VP at ICTC, he has built and managed multi-million dollar programs, launched Canada’s first college blockchain developer program, and shaped public procurement for cloud and SaaS at provincial scale. His career bridges hands-on technical work, academic instruction, and policy leadership—from revising Ontario’s Technological Education curriculum and IP directives to helping Fortune 500s adopt secure sovereign compute and blockchain solutions. A bilingual educator-turned-operator, Marc uniquely blends classroom experience with venture studio and council roles (ConsenSys, Hedera) to scale permissionless innovation responsibly. He serves on multiple boards and advisory committees, and is known for rapidly turning community networks into credentialed programs and market-ready products.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Programme menant à la qualification d’agent ou agente de supervision (PQAS) Education Management, Programme menant à la qualification d’agent ou agente de supervision (PQAS) Education Management at Centre franco-ontarien de ressources pédagogiques (CFORP)
License (BSc) Mathematics, License (BSc) Mathematics at Pierre and Marie Curie University
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Management of Technology and Innovation, Master of Business Administration (MBA) Management of Technology and Innovation at Ted Rogers MBA at Toronto Metropolitan University
The IT Executive Leadership Development Program Business and IT Management, The IT Executive Leadership Development Program Business and IT Management at The CIO Summit® and Ryerson University
CAPES Mathematics and Education, CAPES Mathematics and Education at Institut universitaire de formation des maîtres de Créteil
Toronto Metropolitan University
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese