Long-time Platform Calgary president and CEO Terry Rock will leave the innovation centre later this month, the organization announced Thursday.
Rock joined Platform Calgary in 2018, helping build what is now one of North America’s fastest-growing tech ecosystems.
He also helped shepherd the opening of the Platform Calgary Innovation Centre, which launched in 2022. Since then, it has seen more than 200,000 visitors and today supports over 800 member companies, generating more than $235 million in revenue in 2024.
“On behalf of the Board, I want to sincerely thank Terry Rock for his exceptional leadership and contributions to Platform Calgary and the growth of Calgary’s innovation ecosystem. Terry has left a strong legacy, and we wish him the very best in his next chapter,” said Dean Prodan, Platform Calgary Board Chair, in a prepared news release.
Taking over in the interim will be current Chief Operating Officer, Jen Lussier. Lussier has spent the past six years on the Platform Calgary team and more than three decades working in Calgary’s business community.
“The Platform Calgary Board has absolute confidence in Jen Lussier’s ability to step seamlessly into the interim-CEO role. Her deep knowledge of the organization and Calgary’s innovation community will ensure stability and continued support for Calgary innovators during this transition,” said Prodan.
The Platform Calgary board of directors will begin the search for a new, full-time CEO immediately.
Rock’s final day with the organization is Oct. 14.
