Janet Wood

Janet has enjoyed a rewarding career in the technology industry holding a variety of executive positions in SAP, Business Objects, Crystal Decisions and IBM and she was interim CEO for Science World BC from 09/2019 to 09/2020.

Career highlights include global responsibility for indirect sales and leading a global organization responsible for a multi billion $$ maintenance business. In her last 5 years with SAP, Janet was global leader for talent and leadership development and supported the worldwide CEO in strategic HR initiatives including leadership development, diversity and attracting and retaining top talent in the highly competitive tech market.

Janet is on the boards of the ICBC, Pureweb and Junior Achievement BC. She is a member of the U of A Business School Advisory Council and is the Canadian Member Engagement Officer for Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO). Janet is a past recipient of the Canadian Women’s Executive Network Top 100 Award and the YWCA Women of Distinction Award. Janet holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the U of A.