Esposito Family Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Dr. Jon Thomas is the Director of the Esposito Family Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (EFCIE) at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV). He also holds the BC Regional Innovation Chair in Canada-India Partnership Development at UFV and is an Associate Professor (Innovation & Entrepreneurship) at the School of Business (UFV). Jon has provided innovation and entrepreneurship mentoring to students, post-doctoral fellows, scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs for nearly two decades. His research has garnered several awards in Canada and India and has been published in leading academic journals. He is regularly invited to speak on innovation and entrepreneurship topics and he is keenly interested in the pre-formation and early post-formation stages of venture emergence, particularly from university settings.