David Brett, MBA, CEO, Knexa
David has 19 years of corporate, operational and financing experience that includes 14 years as a senior executive of NASDAQ, Toronto Stock Exchange, and TSX Venture listed mineral producers and explorers.

In 1999, David conceived of Knexa and has been engaged with the Knowledge Exchange vision ever since. Increasingly recognized as a thought leader in the field of Knowledge Management, David's work "Digital Knowledge: Copyright Intellectual Property and the Internet" was published in 2002 as part of a compendium of works by leading Intellectual Capital thinkers.

He is a contributing author to the book Realizing the Promise of Corporate Portals: Leveraging Knowledge for Business Success by Cindy Gordon and Claudio Terra, with a forward by Don Tapscott, Butterworth Heinemann, 2002.

David was recently appointed to the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Intellectual Capital Research. He is a frequent speaker at KM events and is regularly quoted in books and articles related to the knowledge economy. David has a BA in Religious Studies from the University of British Columbia and an MBA from Simon Fraser University.

Dr. Nick Bontis Ph.D., Chief Knowledge Officer
Recognized by Harvard Business Review Editor, Thomas A. Stewart, as "one of the world's true experts in intellectual capital and knowledge management," Dr. Nick Bontis is a highly experienced KM practitioner specializing in knowledge management audits, intellectual capital valuations and organizational learning assessments. He is also Associate Professor of Strategic Management at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. Dr. Bontis is the first Ph.D. scholar to complete his dissertation on intellectual capital. He is a sought-after speaker and has presented at hundreds of conferences, corporate presentations, and workshops worldwide.

Ravinder S. Mlait, BA (Econ), Vice President Business Development
Ravinder leads the sales, marketing and partnership development of Knexa. He joined Knexa in 2000 to market Knexa's original knowledge-commerce solution and soon moved into the early stage development of Knexa’s knowledge management platform: IntraKnexa (now know as Tribute). Ravinder has a strong background in ebusiness, customer development, and investor relations working with internet start-ups, technology and resource based public companies and non-profit organizations. Prior to joining Knexa, Ravinder held various positions with Stockhouse Media Corporation, one of the world's largest financial information portals.

Doug Chepil, Senior Product Manager
Doug helped create one of the first online auctions in Canada. His experience as an early developer of online auction and exchange marketplace technologies helped Knexa to create the world's first Knowledge Exchange and Auction. Doug joined Knexa in 1999 and his experience has helped shape many of the unique features of the Tribute Knowledge Management solution.
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