Experience

Grand Challenges Canada

• Canada
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Portfolio Manager, Business Development

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Yaser is responsible for supporting the organization to identify and engage with new opportunities and partners that would benefit from the grand challenges approach. In his role, he also supports the organization’s fundraising and organizational development objectives. Yaser is responsible for supporting the organization to identify and engage with new opportunities and partners that would benefit from the grand challenges approach. In his role, he also supports the organization’s fundraising and organizational development objectives.



York University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Commercialization Manager

  • Sep 2015 - Jul 2022



Droplet Lab

• Canada
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP Business Development

  • Sep 2017 - Mar 2022



IBS - Iranian Business School

• Iran
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Academic Programs

  • Feb 2014 - May 2015

  • Ran the Executive MBA program of Aalto University of Finland in Tehran • Attracted high quality students to each cohort, and played a key role in the recruitment and interviewing process • Provided excellent student experience by ensuring all the infrastructure and processes are in place Key Projects / Accomplishments: • Started the first Aalto University Executive MBA program in Tehran by successfully recruiting 26 students for the first cohort • Established a strong partnership between Iranian Business School and Aalto University Executive Education • Organized and ran several short courses for company executives in different areas Show less



Wilfrid Laurier University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• University-Industry Liaison Officer

  • Apr 2012 - Jan 2014

  • Built research partnership between university researchers and industry by match making between the two groups • Managed the collaborative research projects between university and industry through different stages Key Projects / Accomplishments: • Wrote a successful proposal for a large institutional grants to start an internship program • Developed and received funding for several partnership projects between researchers in different disciplines with several start-up companies • Built research partnership between university researchers and industry by match making between the two groups • Managed the collaborative research projects between university and industry through different stages Key Projects / Accomplishments: • Wrote a successful proposal for a large institutional grants to start an internship program • Developed and received funding for several partnership projects between researchers in different disciplines with several start-up companies



Balute Inc.

• Canada
• Music

• Co-Founder and Board Member

  • Oct 2009 - Jan 2014

  - Establishing a high-tech start-up company specialized in developing digital musical instruments - Managing the financial operation of the company such as bookkeeping, accounting, payroll, and SR&ED - Financial planning and cash flow projection - Drafting various agreements with partners - Grant writing - Establishing a high-tech start-up company specialized in developing digital musical instruments - Managing the financial operation of the company such as bookkeeping, accounting, payroll, and SR&ED - Financial planning and cash flow projection - Drafting various agreements with partners - Grant writing



Wilfrid Laurier University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technology Transfer Officer

  • Feb 2007 - Apr 2011

  • Commercialized university research through start-up creation or licensing • Developed market study and business plan Key Projects / Accomplishments: • Commercialized a GPS algorithm by selling it to a fitness company • Made a key role in establishing a start-up company based on a video-compression technology • Commercialized university research through start-up creation or licensing • Developed market study and business plan Key Projects / Accomplishments: • Commercialized a GPS algorithm by selling it to a fitness company • Made a key role in establishing a start-up company based on a video-compression technology



University of Toronto

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technology Assistant to Commercialization Manager

  • Nov 2006 - Feb 2007