Sarrah is an articling student with over a decade of experience in innovation, entrepreneurship, and commercialization across academic, health, and research-intensive ecosystems.
She has held senior leadership roles within university-affiliated innovation organizations at the University of Waterloo and McMaster University, where she led institutional initiatives spanning commercialization and entrepreneurship strategy, governance and compliance frameworks, AI strategy development, and cross-campus program design. Her work has included advising and working with senior leadership on enterprise strategy and policy development, leading cross-functional teams, securing and deploying funding to support innovation initiatives, and developing systems for commercialization reporting, performance measurement, and institutional decision-making. She has extensive experience advising start-ups, researchers, and institutional stakeholders on entrepreneurship and research valorization pathways, including market strategy, intellectual property, regulatory and compliance considerations, and venture development across health, deep tech, and software sectors.
She has also designed and led innovation, entrepreneurship, and leadership programs and courses across academic, clinical, and industry partnerships, and has worked closely with academic, government, and industry partners to advance innovation ecosystems.
Awards and Recognition
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Leadership Award for Distinguished Service, 2019 (Canadian College of Health Leaders)
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President’s Award of Excellence in Teaching & Learning, 2025 (McMaster University)
Community Involvement
- Board Director, Head Injury Rehabilitation Ontario
- Chair, AUTM Canadian Public Policy Advisory Committee
Credentials
Education
- University of Toronto, LLM (Canadian Law)
- University of Toronto, LLM (Innovation, Law & Technology)
- University of London, LLB
- BPP University, PGDL
- University of Toronto, MEng (Biomedical)
- McMaster University, MBA
- McMaster University, HBSc (Chemical Biology)
Languages
- English
