Ira is a senior financial professional with over 19 years' experience in a wide range of high-growth, early-stage companies, both public and private.​

Ira has varied experience in a multitude of industries including Data, Agri-tech, Music, Public-Private Partnerships, Manufacturing, and highly regulated industries such as cannabis and alcohol. Ira has also acted as a financial advisor for startup AI companies through the Creative Destruction Lab Program, and is a Board Member and Treasurer for the Wychwood Barns Community Association. Current: CFO (Interim) of Avivagen Inc (TSXV:VIV) CFO of Reklaim Ltd (TSXV:MYID) Board Member of Titan MedLife Past: Corporate Controller at VIVO Cannabis Inc. (TSX:VIVO) Senior VP/Head of Finance for Honest Inc. (dba Province Brands of Canada). Ira has an MBA in Accounting and Finance from the Schulich School of Business, York University and is a Chartered Professional Accountant of Ontario since 2007.