Paul Vallée
Paul Vallée | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 7, 1972[1] |
| Nationality | French Canadian |
| Education | University of Ottawa |
| Employer | Tehama Inc. |
| Known for | Pythian, Tehama, Basic Income Canada Network |
| Title | Founder and chief executive officer |
| Website | Paul Vallée - Tehama |
Paul Vallée (born 1972) is a Canadian data specialist and businessperson. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Tehama Inc., a company offering a secure virtual-workforce platform in a Software as a Service paradigm.
Life and career
[edit]Vallée holds a bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Ottawa. He started his career as a data scientist and continued as a systems architect; by the age of 25 (1997), he had started his fourth company — database infrastructure management, architecture, and performance outsourcing company, Pythian. He received the Ottawa Forty Under 40 award[2] from the Ottawa Business Journal in 2011, an award that recognizes the achievements of forty business people under the age of forty.
In 2014, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pythian.[3] In the same year, he was awarded the Trudeau Medal from the Telfer School of Management of the University of Ottawa.[4][5] This recognizes the leadership, initiative, and contributions of Telfer alumni to the business world, the community, and their alma mater.
In 2016, the Canadian Women in Communications and Technology organization awarded Vallée the Diversity Champion Award for "[having] publicly spoken out against the 'bro culture'" in the technology industry, and for "[having] made Pythian the first Canadian company to release its gender statistics and set clear goals to recruit more capable women."[6]
In 2019, Vallée led the evolution of a new company, Tehama, from Pythian, based on cybersecurity and compliance technologies developed and employed at the latter company.[7] He is CEO of Tehama, and continues to sit on Pythian's board of directors.[8]
Vallée is a proponent of basic income.[9][10] He serves on the board of directors for the Basic Income Canada Network, Canada's national basic income advocacy organization.[11]
In the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vallée publicly argued for greater pandemic preparedness in businesses and organizations, with special regard to remote work strategies and policies.[12][13]
Vallée also advocates for a Canadian national data strategy.[14] In this pursuit, he has published with the Centre for International Governance Innovation.[15][16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Celebrating Paul's 40th birthday with a look back at Pythian – the early years". Pythian.
- ^ "Ottawa Stronger Together celebrates Forty Under 40 class with 'story of hope' for business community". Ottawa Business Journal.
- ^ "Pythian Appoints Paul Vallée as CEO". businesswire (Press release). 25 August 2014.
- ^ "Telfer Alumni". Telfer School of Management.
- ^ "2014-15 Dean's Annual Report". Telfer School of Management.
- ^ "2016 Annual Award Winners". Women in Communication and Technology.
- ^ "Ottawa's Pythian spins out software platform Tehama". The Globe and Mail. 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Pythian: Board of Directors". Pythian.
- ^ "Indvstrvs Magazine profile on Paul Vallee". INDVSTRVS.
- ^ "Paul Vallée CEO of Pythian Endorses Universal Basic Income". YouTube.
- ^ "Basic Income Canada Network, Board of Directors Biographies". Basic Income Canada Network. 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Businesses that lack pandemic plans are putting more than themselves at risk". The Globe and Mail. 25 February 2020.
- ^ Yaffe-Bellany, David (26 February 2020). "1,000 Workers, Go Home: Companies Act to Ward Off Coronavirus". The New York Times.
- ^ "Data Wars: Why Technology Advocates Believe Privacy Regulations Need Serious Reform". The Financial Post.
- ^ "Trust and Data: How Changes to the Privacy Landscape Can Bolster Innovation in Canada". Centre for International Governance Innovation.
- ^ "Governing Cyberspace during a Crisis in Trust". Centre for International Governance Innovation.