Erik is responsible for product direction, commercial strategy, and overall company leadership at HedgeID.

Before joining the company, he led sales and go-to-market efforts for a range of high-growth SaaS fintechs operating at the intersection of machine learning, data, and capital markets.

Earlier in his career, Erik spent a decade in institutional capital markets across both the buy and sell side, spanning fixed income sales and trading, research, and markets technology at firms including Deutsche Bank, CIBC Global Markets, and the Bank of Canada.

He holds a business degree from Wilfrid Laurier University and is a CFA Charterholder.

Jesse is responsible for global customer success, account management, and operational strategy. Before joining HedgeID, Jesse held leadership roles in product and strategy at TheProdct and Accenture, focusing on digital transformation and enterprise delivery.

Earlier in his career, Jesse helped scale Avenai through leadership roles across product innovation, business development, and client delivery. He also co-founded two startups focused on SaaS and engineering innovation. Jesse holds a degree in mechanical engineering and brings over 15 years of experience driving transformation across public and private sectors.

Rana is responsible for product management and user experience at HedgeID. She collaborates with HedgeID’s contributor network as part of a broader focus on integrating user insight into product development and delivery.

Overseeing data integration projects at HedgeID, she supports institutional clients in implementing fintech solutions that bridge finance and machine learning. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce Honours at Carleton University, where she focused on finance, data analytics, and quantitative methods.

Pat is responsible for technical strategy, architecture, and infrastructure at HedgeID. Before joining HedgeID, Pat was the co-founder and CTO of Knak, where he led the company’s growth from concept to a $10M+ ARR enterprise SaaS platform used by Fortune 500 firms including Google, Meta, and Amazon.

Pat held a range of product and engineering leadership roles across startups and consulting firms, advising early-stage companies through Invest Ottawa and scaling development teams at Lutendi Systems and Synergiq Solutions. Pat holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Ottawa and brings over 15 years of experience building and scaling high-performing software teams.

Eric is HedgeID’s technical lead, responsible for building and optimizing the platform’s core architecture, data pipelines, and analytics infrastructure. Before joining HedgeID, Eric worked across several high-growth startups and public sector agencies, contributing to full-stack systems spanning clinical trial management, inventory platforms, and CRM solutions.

Eric brings deep expertise in architecting enterprise-grade SaaS systems with an emphasis on automation, developer experience, and data integrity. He holds an Honours Bahelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Carleton University.

Sajan is a Senior Web Developer at HedgeID, responsible for building and maintaining the platform’s public-facing web properties and infrastructure. He previously held senior development roles at Pargenta and Goldfish Software, where he focused on front-end architecture, UI customization, and PHP-based application development.

Sajan holds a B.Tech in Computer Science from Guru Teg Bahadur Khalsa Institute of Engineering & Technology.