Jim Roche

Biography

Jim Roche, President & CEO of Stratford Managers Corporation, founded the company to positively impact society by helping organizations and their leaders achieve their full potential. He is a charismatic leader with impressive accomplishments in privately-owned and public companies as well as not-for-profits. As a seasoned executive and corporate director with over 30 years of experience, Jim is a strong advocate for small- and medium-sized companies and an active angel investor. He provides clients C-level advice on governance, strategy and operational matters, and serves in interim CEO roles.  Jim began his career as a founding member of Newbridge Networks where he helped grow the company to over $1B in annual revenue. He then co-founded Tundra Semiconductor, took it public and, as President & CEO, achieved double-digit average annual revenue and profit growth and over $1.5B in market value.  Over his career Jim has sat on over forty boards and committees. He is currently a corporate director on the boards of Ballard Power Systems, Aonix and ThinkRF. As a community builder, Jim also sits on the boards of CHEO and Invest Ottawa and champions innovation on the boards of Ocean Networks Canada, NRC-IRAP and the Innovation Centre at Bayview Yards. Previous board assignments include Wi-LAN, DNA Genotek and Youth Services Bureau.

Research Interest

Biomedical, Healthcare, Business Development