Aether
Chris Carder serves as the Executive Director of the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Schulich School of Business, where responsibilities include developing accelerator services and fostering partnerships within the innovation ecosystem. With a diverse portfolio of roles, Chris co-directs Entrepreneurial Studies, holds an adjunct professorship, and actively contributes to various advisory committees and entrepreneur support programs at York University. Chris is also a Venture Partner at Antler Canada, a special advisor to several innovative firms like Aether and eQuo, and an investor in multiple startups, all while maintaining a strong focus on enhancing entrepreneurial education and fostering innovation within the academic community. Chris's academic background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University.
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Aether
ABOUT AETHER Aether is a strategy, design and tech firm that helps both large enterprises and disruptive startups grow their business by creating products, services and experiences that people love. We combine world-class insights, strategy, design and technology capabilities with a proven multidisciplinary process that enables you to successfully bring new ideas to life, from concept to reality. With over 20 years of experience our team has helped some of the largest and most innovative brands in the world reinvent their customer experience and bring award-winning platforms and solutions to market. We've also helped visionary entrepreneurs develop, launch and scale startups that have disrupted industries. OUR SERVICES Experience Design - we help you envision and design products, services and experiences that people love through human-centred design. Insight & Foresight - we help you gain an empathetic understanding of your customer, make sense of emerging market trends and develop long-term vision. Technology Platforms - we help you build next-generation digital products and platforms with enterprise scale and startup speed. Strategy & Innovation - we help you evaluate market opportunities, establish a forward-thinking vision and develop strategies to drive growth. SELECT CLIENTS L'Oréal, Nike, Disney, Microsoft, Lowe's, VW, Audi, SSENSE, ALDO, DAVIDsTEA, Inidgo, Telus GET IN TOUCH If you are looking to challenge convention, out innovate your competition and create something remarkable - we should talk.