Andrea Palmer

Andrea Palmer is an experienced professional who has held various roles in different companies. Andrea is the CEO and Founder of Awake Labs, where they developed a platform for support organizations to enhance the mental health and quality of life of individuals they support. Andrea partnered with Holland Bloorview to create a clinically-validated app for a smartwatch to measure real-time anxiety. Andrea also worked as an Original Team Member at Iris AI, a company focused on building AI to navigate scientific knowledge. Andrea participated in the 2015 Graduate Studies Program at Singularity University, which encouraged innovative thinking to solve global problems. Andrea has also worked as a Student Engineer at the BC Safety Authority, as the President of the UBC Engineering Undergraduate Society, and as the Programs Lead for the National Conference for Women in Engineering. Prior to these roles, they worked as a Network Engineer at SemiosBIO Technologies Inc, a Student Program Coordinator at Women in Engineering, UBC, and a Co-op Student at Technology Brewing Corporation.

Andrea Palmer attended The University of British Columbia from 2009 to 2015, where they pursued a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) degree in Mechanical Engineering, with a focus on Mechatronics. Andrea also minored in Commerce during their time at the university. In 2015, they participated in the Global Solutions Program at Singularity University.