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Ashok Balakrishnan

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Chief Technology Officer at Enablence Technologies
📍 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ashok Balakrishnan is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Enablence Technologies, with deep expertise in commercializing photonic components for telecommunications, sensors, and biophotonics. He has a Ph. D. in Physics from the University of Toronto and has spearheaded the development of industry-leading Planar Lightwave Circuits.

He is a seasoned entrepreneur who thrives on solving complex, high-level problems and venturing into the unknown. Ashok values translating scientific ideas into the marketplace to have a tangible impact on the world, believing that is how scientists can help millions of people.

Unique fact: He co-founded Enablence in 2004 with a few colleagues, initially just as a way to stay employed, and has since grown it into an international company.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Chief Technology Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Startup Entrepreneurship
Co-founded Enablence and believes scientists are well-suited for startups as they thrive on discovering the unknown and are used to challenging assumptions.
Planar Lightwave Circuits
A core area of his technical expertise where he has led development of industry-leading MUX/DEMUX PLCs for the datacom market.
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Career

Work history

3-2022
Chief Technology Officer
Enablence Technologies
6-2020 - 7-2022
Co-CEO and Chief Technology Officer
Enablence Technologies
6-2020
Vice President of Engineering
Enablence Technologies
1-2000 - 11-2001
Product Manager
Optenia
1-1999 - 12-1999
Senior Optical Engineer
Mitel Semiconductors Americas
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Education
Bachelor’s Degree
McMaster University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
University of Toronto
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