Bio
Victoria Schorr is a sub-Saharan Africa specialist with more than 20 years of experience across all levels of stakeholders. She is the chief operating officer of Africa Trade Desk (ATD), a Canadian consulting and logistics company.
Prior to joining ATD, she worked for nearly a decade with the Ottawa hub of the Open African Innovation Research (Open AIR) network, working alongside academics from all over Canada and Africa studying innovation. Victoria has worked within grassroots non-governmental organizations, the Government of Canada and the United Nations. She holds a B.A. in African Studies from McGill University and an M.Sc. in African Politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies – University of London.