CAC -- BIO - Sandra Wear

Sandra Wear, Principal, Planning for Exit

Sandra helps companies maximize shareholder value and the probability of a successful exit. She works with companies to define and implement exit plans to grow a company’s value. She builds shareholder value with strategies to increase brand equity, diversify customer base and increase operational efficiencies. She has an impressive 15-year track record of maximizing shareholder value through growth, performance and product commercialization in new and existing markets. Significant accomplishments include founding DocSpace, a SaaS Internet company named one of the Top 100 Emerging Companies by Computerworld, which was subsequently acquired for a record setting amount. She also led Atalum, a SaaS cleantech company, from product concept to commercialization along with the negotiation and close of significant transactions. Sandra is featured in the bestseller Innovation Nation, John Wiley & Sons, which profiles successful entrepreneurs. She is a former member of the Canadian Prime Minister’s Global Task Force for female entrepreneurs, is a Director of Hummingbird Hydrogen – a waste biomass conversion company – and serves on the Board of several non-profit organizations.