Re-accelerate. Reinvent. Reboot | Executive Mentor | Tech COO, VP & PMO Head

I’ve spent most of my career inside companies when things were hard.
 
Scaling. Restructuring. Turning around operations under pressure. Managing growth across cultures, time zones, and incomplete information.

I’ve been a CEO, COO, President, and Global VP, leading teams across North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. I’ve carried the responsibility of $1B contracts and P&Ls up to $115M, and led major transformation programs impacting more than 6,000 people. Most recently, I ran an AI data company with 1,000+ people across Madagascar and Mauritius.
 
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲. 
When ambition runs ahead of structure.  When strategy exists, but execution doesn’t stick.  When the playbook is missing, and decisions still need to be made.
 
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆: 
I partner with a small number of founders, CEOs, and boards, often in AI and Global South contexts- to bring clarity, discipline, and momentum when complexity creeps in. 

• 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗢𝗢 𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁: For companies in active transition.
• 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿/𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿: For high-stakes decision-making and scale.
• 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿: For Global South executives navigating Western capital markets.

I also write about AI, power, and leadership - specifically how emerging markets can scale without simply inheriting Northern tech assumptions. Most of that thinking lives here: 📬 https://ericraza.substack.com/

Born in Madagascar. Global Citizen. Fluent in French and English. Based in Montreal, and wherever the work requires.

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵, 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘄𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

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Eric Raza

Metrolinx

Senior Manager OnCorr Commercial Management (O&M)

Leads a team that supports transformation and change management activities for Metrolinx operations.
Focus on operational transformation to support GO Expansion program that will seee GO Transit quadruple their service offering over the next 10 years.

Manager, OnCorr Change Management

- Led GO Transit and UP Express control centre business transformation
- Coordinates program and projects that support the implementation of Rail Traffic Control to Metrolinx Operations

Manager, Network Operations Centre PMO

- Led a group of dedicated professional and technical staff who bring exceptional experience in rail and bus service planning.
- Developed and manages 5-year service plan and associated board changes
- Coordinated the ridership data collection from multiple sources to feed analysis and forecast
- Coordinated service integration with GTHA municipalities
- Supported the Metrolinx accessibility team to meet the corporation's commitment to continuously improve accessibility

Manager, GO Service Expansion (Service Planning)

•Managed the award-wining Transit Procurement Initiative, Ontario’s joint transit procurement office
•Led professional staff in the co-ordination, negotiation and management of the acquisition of transit vehicles, technologies and related supplies on behalf of municipal transit providers across Ontario for a total estimated annual value of $200M
•Coordinated Innovation projects such as Ideas@Work and a Dynamic Microtransit pilot.

Manager, Transit Procurement & New Technologies	

Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA)

Chair, Technical Services Committee and Board Director

New Flyer

•	Canadian bilingual sales representative for the largest Heavy-Duty transit bus manufacturer in North America
•	Closed multiple major contracts including joint procurements, Bus Rapid Transit vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell buses

Canadian Sales Manager

Canadian Urban Transit Association

•	Collection and publication of annual national Canadian transit statistics 
•	Managed transit and policy research projects throughout all levels of government and industry stakeholders
•	Representation of the Canadian transit industry at various committees and international conferences

Director of Technical Services

•	Knowledge base development
•	Bilingual (French and English) technical bid management
•	Sales training and marketing

Senior Marketing Analyst

Solutions Consortech inc.

• Business development for software solutions based on Bentey MicroStation
• Account management in the GIS, muncipal and process engineering markets

Sales Representative

An experienced and passionate bilingual manager with over 20 years’ experience within the transit industry. A strategist who oversees transformation, research and development, new technology integration, supply chain innovation and business development. A people leader who coaches and inspires.

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