Erin O'Keefe Graham (she/her)
Incubator Director, Angel Investor, Emera ideaHUB, Women's Equity Lab
Erin O'Keefe Graham runs the Emera ideaHUB, a deep tech incubator at Dal University in Halifax NS that builds ideas into physical products for a healthier world. She is also part of Women's Equity Lab Atlantic, and an angel investor. Erin brings 25 years' experience in consulting, advising leadership of global enterprises and small businesses alike on brand and culture transformation. She is dedicated to helping new technical founders develop the skills and habits to be successful co-founders and managers of high-growth venture teams.
Before moving to Nova Scotia in 2021, Erin's decades in Toronto included time as an entrepreneur helping scaling companies improve leadership team and culture; delivering culture transformation initiatives at PwC Canada; overseeing brand strategy and culture globally for KPMG International; and creating new methodologies for brand culture and behaviour transformation at Interbrand, in Toronto and in New York. Erin has served as a board member and HR committee chair for Inclusion NS, is a volunteer mentor for Black Women in Excellence, and has provided career guidance for newcomers in the Greater Toronto Area through ACCES Employment.
Outside of work, Erin is a mom to one, a stepmom to two, a triathlete, skier and a Bluenoser by choice.