Summary
Nicolas Bertrand is a product and innovation leader with 25+ years of experience and 13 years in senior product roles, blending Silicon Valley-scale product execution with deep expertise in Design Thinking, Responsible AI, and cybersecurity. As Chief Product Officer at AppGuide.ca/TherAppX and Entrepreneur in Residence at Centech, he helps digital health teams achieve clinical validation, regulatory compliance, and secure deployments that clinicians trust. He coaches founders, teaches Emerging Technologies at HEC Montréal, and has hands-on experience driving compliance (GDPR, HIPAA, PIPEDA, CCPA) and ISO-aligned practices across health and AI products. A former operator and investor, he pairs pragmatic Agile delivery with strategic foresight—often focusing on nursing informatics, the future of health, and the societal impact of AI. Notably, he has shepherded medical apps recognized by the Canadian Space Agency and personally scaled teams and compliance programs in fast-growing AI startups.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Baccalaureate Marketing, Baccalaureate Marketing at UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal
College Diploma Design, College Diploma Design at College F.X. Garneau
M.Sc. E-commerce, M.Sc. E-commerce at HEC Montréal
French, English, Spanish, German, Chinese