Hélène Chartier, B. Eng, MBA, IAS.A.

With more than 30 years of experience in high tech to her credit, Hélène is known for her unique approach that combines in-depth understanding of strategic issues with hands-on experience developing and delivering complex business solutions.

Hélène sits on the board of directors of the Computer Research Institute of Montreal (CRIM) as chair of the Strategy Committee, and on the board of the National Optics Institute (INO) as chair of the Markets and Technologies Committee.

As executive director of the QG100 Network from 2017 to 2022, Hélène led a delegation of noted Quebec CEOs, all international leaders in their sectors.
QG100 awakens, inspires, and propels its members through educational events and networking opportunities that keep them in touch with key business trends.

From 2006 to 2017, Hélène was Vice President of Go-to-Market and Strategy at TELUS Health. During her tenure, the company invested $1.6 billion in developing IT health solutions, becoming the Canadian leader in the field. She led strategic planning and the development and execution of marketing strategies, and piloted campaigns for implementing various technology solutions. Also at Telus, she started the company’s data analytics program to better understand how software solutions are used in order to improve performance and customer satisfaction.

Elsewhere, Hélène has held a number of senior sales, marketing and product management positions at start-ups in optics and electronics in Quebec (Mediatrix and Media5, Quelis RFID, ITF Technologies Optique). She has served on the boards of start-ups (Coractive, SPROUT), the Campus des technologies de la santé (CTS) accelerator and MEDTEQ+, which is part of Quebec's Regroupements sectoriels de recherche industrielle (RSRI).