Mr. Frantz Saintellemy, C.M., is an internationally recognized expert in deep technologies in automotive, IoT, sensing, semiconductors, and artificial intelligence. He is the 14th Chancellor and Chair of the Board of the University of Montreal.
Mr. Saintellemy is also the co-founder and chair of the board at Groupe 3737, a non-profit organization and entrepreneurial innovation hub across Canada. Groupe 3737 helps entrepreneurs and tech founders start, grow, accelerate, and succeed, with the strategic objective of developing more entrepreneurs, creating more successful companies, more jobs and sustainable financial independence across Canada.
Prior to joining LeddarTech, Mr. Saintellemy founded and co-founded several start-ups with multiple exits and has several published patents and papers to his credit. Mr. Saintellemy is also a founder member of the Quebec Innovation Council and served as vice-president of the board for the past four years.
Mr. Saintellemy is a member of the Order of Canada, awarded Québec Innovation Prize (2024), received the Medals of the National Assembly of Quebec and the Canadian Senate, named as Top 6 Canadian Innovators by the Canadian Senate, Top 15 Real Influencers (2023 - La Presse), Global Top 50 Exec. MBAs (2020 – Poets & Quants), MBA of the Year (2021 – AMBAQ), Canadians to Watch (Automotive News 2021), Top Performing Executive (2020 – World Executive Forum), Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) Top 10 Young Tech Leaders to Watch and various other awards and distinctions