CULTURETECHLENSClaudette McGowan
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Combined Graph record U-03475 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-1359. Master record source: User-supplied list 2026-10-16 (UrbanGeekz 50, curated by Kunbi Tinuoye) — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Company + role confirmed by Lakehead University / BetaKit (tier 3): Claudette McGowan founded Protexxa in 2021 and is its CEO; Toronto-based cybersecurity startup; stored industry 'AI and Machine Learning' consistent — Protexxa's Defender platform is AI-powered (its UrbanGeekz placement is the Canada page); city Toronto / country Canada supported
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Company + role confirmed by Lakehead University / BetaKit (tier 3): Claudette McGowan founded Protexxa in 2021 and is its CEO; Toronto-based cybersecurity startup; stored industry 'AI and Machine Learning' consistent — Protexxa's Defender platform is AI-powered (its UrbanGeekz placement is the Canada page); city Toronto / country Canada supported
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- Role(s): tech leader
- City: Toronto
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- Protexxa — affiliated with
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- https://www.lakeheadu.ca/alumni/news/class-notes/archive/node/297858 (verification source · master store)
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Company + role confirmed by Lakehead University / BetaKit (tier 3): Claudette McGowan founded Protexxa in 2021 and is its CEO; Toronto-based cybersecurity startup; stored industry 'AI and Machine Learning' consistent — Protexxa's Defender platform is AI-powered (its UrbanGeekz placement is the Canada page); city Toronto / country Canada supported
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