Julia Rivard Dexter
Co-Founder and CEO of Squiggle Park | Dreamscape
Julia Rivard Dexter is an innovative tech entrepreneur focused on impact, one of the top 50 Canadian women in STEM, a former Olympian and mother of 4.
Julia has founded several successful technology ventures, including as CEO of SheepDogInc.ca, Google's first North American premier GoogleApps partner.
Currently Julia's is Co-Founder and CEO of Squiggle Park | Dreamscape which aims to improve literacy rates for children worldwide. In 2019, Squiggle Park was the winner of the Future of Education Technology most innovative technology in Orlando, Florida. Recently, Squiggle Park | Dreamscape was recognized as "Best-In-Class" Rally Social Enterprise Accelerator.
Julia was honoured with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2014 and in 2015 Julia was awarded the BMO Global Growth and Innovation Award.
Currently Julia is a member of the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Economic Round Table for the Digital Industries and a member of the Board of Nova Scotia Power.