Debi Rosati
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| Country: | Canada |
| Email: | debi [at] rosatinet.com |
| LinkedIn: |  [debi-rosati-fca-icd-d Debi Rosati]
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Debi Rosati is the Corporate Director at Sears Canada.[1]She is also the former founder of RosatiNet, inc and former Chair of the Board of directors for CIRA (Canadian Internet Registration Authority).
She is an Ottawa-based venture catalyst in Canada’s growing high-tech industry,a Corporate Director with over 25 years in financial, operational and strategic management in the technology sector with an extensive network to add value in her role as a Board member. In 2001, she founded Founded RosatiNet, Inc., a venture catalyst firm focused on developing financing strategies for technology start-ups, advised over 20 technology start-ups and have raised over $35 million in private equity.[2] She also co-founded TimeStep Corporation as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) grew company to over 150 employees and $10M sales and raised over $15M in financing. Strategically negotiated US$100M acquisition to Newbridge Networks. (1994 - 1999). She raised over $50M in private equity as a Venture Catalyst and Chief Financial Officer. (1994 - present).[3]
Debi is actively involved in her community through her business leadership roles on the Campaign Cabinet of the Ottawa Hospital Foundation, School of Management Advisory Board, University of Ottawa and Faculty of Business Advisory Council, Brock University, The Entrepreneurship Centre Advisory Committee of OCRI and CATA's Women in Technology (WIT) Forum National Advisory Board.[4] She has been involved in fundraising events for the National Ovarian Cancer Association (NOCA). She has chaired the Governance Committee of Junior Achievement of Ottawa Carleton and has participated as a judge in the 2005 Wes Nicol Entrepreneurial Award, the Ottawa Business Journal's 2002 Top 40 under 40 awards and the 2002 student Technology Venture Challenge.
Debi has been recognized for professional, business and community achievements as a fellow chartered accountant (FCA)- 2009 [5]. She is also the recipient of the 2007 Brock University Alumni Association's Thirty from the Past Thirty award, and the Ottawa Women's Business Network 2005 Businesswoman of the year finalist in the professional category [6]. Debi has also received the following awards: Brock University's Faculty of Business 2003 Distinguished Graduate award [7] and the Ottawa Business Journal 2001-Top 40 under 40 Award.[8]
Graduated from Brock University, Honours Bachelor of Business Administration (1984) and is a Chartered Accountant (1985) with over 20 years in the field of finance and management.
Career History
- Debi Rosati from 1994 to 1999, she serves as the Co-founded and CFO at TimeStep Corporation.[9]
- She was the General Partner at Celtic House Venture Partners From May 2000 to December 2001.
- From 2004 to 2006, she serves as the Board of Governors Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA)
- She was a Board member at Axis Investment Fundfrom January 2002 to December 2007.
- From April 2006 to March 2009, she served as the Corporate Director at neuroLanguage Corporation.
- She served as the Corporate Director at DISTIL Interactive Ltd from December 2006 to May 2009
- From Januray 2002 to December 2009, she served as the President at RosatInet.
- She served as the Corporate Director at Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation from May 2007 to 2009
- Since may 2007, she has been serving as the Corporate Director at Sears Canada