Mary-Ann Massad

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ABOUT MARY-ANN MASSAD

Mary-Ann Massad, is an author and the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Knowsys Group (1995), an IT management consulting and managed services firm focused on maximizing return, generating cost savings, and reducing risk on technology investments for Fortune 500 companies and Public Sector organizations in Canada, USA, and Europe. Knowsys Group is a 100% female-owned company. Over 39 years working with Fortune 500\'s and have either managed, sold to, consulted or coached thousands of middle and senior-level executives. Track-record as a CEO, strategic account management lead, and delivery Managing Partner with respect to M&A, IT, Digital, Data, Business Transformation, Risk Management, Operations, HR, Audit, and Information Security in the banking, utilities, transportation, healthcare, and government sectors. Corporate Chartered Director Designation from McMaster University-Gold Standard Board of Directors designation and 39 years’ experience in: • Digital and Data Transformation, IT Risk Management, Governance, Business and IT strategy and transformation, Portfolio/Program/Product Management, and Outsourcing (over $3 Billion); • Cybersecurity/Identity & Access • IT Audit and Defence for budgets in excess of $1 Billion. • HR and Knowledge Management strategy for technology-based organizations • Public speaking in leadership, innovation, agile, collaboration, entrepreneurship, digital transformation, diversity in vendor management; • Sales, business development, and marketing for strategic accounts (over $100 MM); Achievements: • Managed operational budgets in excess of $20 MM, and personally generated and managed product and services revenue in excess of $100 MM; • Hired, led and managed teams up to people (sales, marketing, financial, engineering, software development, project management); and • CEO in Residence at University of Ottawa Telfer School of Business - recognition for remarkable business achievements by an alumni. • Board Director roles for Kidney Foundation, IT Association of Canada, and Women Dentists Organization • Author of, “Move from Employee to CEO of Your Own Destiny”, amazon.ca • Public Speaking engagements, media interviews, and publishing by University of Toronto, Ottawa, WPO, WDO, Conference Board of Canada, Report on Business TV, National Post, I. International Diversity Conference- Washington, D.C.