Mario Grech is an Adjunct Professor and Director and Co-founder of the Department of Computer Science Innovation Lab.  Currently, he is helping U of T position itself as an innovation hub in Canada and around the world and is focused on entrepreneurship and commercialization of applied research at the university.   He is a business executive and entrepreneur with experience in established Silicon Valley companies, as well as co-founding four startup ventures. He is a Founding Partner at a commercialization firm in Boston that funds US technology startups.  Mario holds an MBA from Rice University, and an Engineering degree from the U of T.