Himasha Rao

Himasha Rao currently serves as an Investor at Export Development Canada, focusing on venture, growth, and private equity with over $4 billion in assets under management. In addition, Rao works as a Strategy Analyst at BDC, where responsibilities include platform and strategy analysis for a fund exceeding $7 billion. Other roles include Operations at Fluid Biomed Inc., contributing to Class III medical device development, and Venture Investments at Innovate Calgary, concentrating on pre-seed to Series A deep tech investments. As an MSc candidate at the University of Calgary, coursework encompasses drug development, with a capstone project on spinal muscular atrophy, maintaining a 4.0 GPA. Previous experience also includes an analyst position at HaloHealth, focusing on pre-seed investments in medtech and healthcare. Rao holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alberta and graduated from Westwood Community High School.