Shawn co-founded Inovia Capital in 2007 alongside Chris Arsenault, after spending more than 25 years as a successful founder and executive. He serves as a director on the boards of Top Hat, Certn, Bench and Eideticom, and works closely with leadership at Photonic, Vital, Symend and other portfolio companies. Shawn is an active coach and mentor to several entrepreneurs in the tech ecosystem. He was founding Chair of the Alberta 100 Tech Entrepreneurs and played an important role in re-launching the VCAA.

Prior to Inovia, Shawn was the President of publicly-traded security powerhouse Rainbow Technologies. He holds the first patent as an inventor of the USB key, and multiple other patents in online banking and security.

Shawn has a Physics degree from the University of Alberta, and performed post-graduate studies at the University of Calgary and Stanford. He is an outdoor enthusiast, and an active airplane and helicopter pilot.