Sacha Gera

Sacha Gera

President, IT and Cyber Solutions at Calian

Sacha is an Ottawa-based leader with an excellent understanding of today’s technology. He has more than 20 years of experience working in technology for both start-ups and large multinational organizations, such as IBM, Blackberry and CGI. He has held a variety of leadership and technology roles ranging from software developer and management consultant to head of product management and R&D and general manager. His expertise lies in leading SaaS innovators towards achieving escape velocity, recurring revenue growth and profitability.

Sacha is a co-founder of Kandy.io and a recipient of the 2019 Forty Under 40 award from the Ottawa Business Journal and Ottawa Board of Trade. He’s passionate about building high performance cultures and grooming the next generation of leaders.

Sacha holds an MBA from the Ivey School of Business and a Bachelor of Computer-Systems Engineering from Carleton University. He is a self-proclaimed UCaaS/CCaaS/CPaaS evangelist and a regular keynote speaker at industry conferences including Perspectives, Enterprise Connect, SaaS North and the Gartner Summit.

Sacha’s technology background and experience in professional services and SaaS make him an excellent choice for Calian’s ITCS business.