Tracy Stroud
Tracy is dedicated to fostering community and business growth, with over 15 years of experience in economic development. She has worked across various sectors, including not-for-profits, private companies, education, and provincial and municipal governments. Her expertise spans financial appraisals for hotels across Canada, talent attraction and retention, student entrepreneurship support, and helping municipalities with business development and investment attraction. Currently, she is the manager for the APEX Regional Innovation Network (RIN) of Southeast Alberta. This collaboration is an alliance of local organizations focused on helping regional innovators and tech companies from ideation to scale. Tracy also collaborates with economic development, post-secondary, and innovation stakeholders across Alberta to grow the province's innovation ecosystem. She is excited to see more innovators come from rural Alberta and compete on the global stage than ever before.