Ross is the President and CEO of AVAC Ltd, and has over 25 years of experience working with and investing both in early stage technology companies and in the agriculture and food industry. His background is a unique blend of corporate and venture finance, fund-of-fund investing, strategic business planning, industry development and policy, and molecular biology research. Ross has served as a director for a number of early stage companies and not-for-profit organizations, and is currently a director with the CVCA and BioAlberta as well as several private firms. He is also an active partner in the family farm and ranch operation near Calgary. Most recently, Ross chaired the CVCA annual conference this past May. Ross is a professional agrologist with a B.Sc., Agriculture from the University of Alberta and an MBA from the University of Regina.