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Joseph Lau

Chief Information Security Officer at Portage Ventures

Joseph Lau is the Chief Information Security Officer at Sagard Holdings.

Prior to this role, Joseph was the Head of Critical Infrastructure Partnerships at the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security where he oversaw the declassification and transfer of cyber defence technology from government to large financial services enterprises in Canada and managed a team of cyber security advisors who supported the telecommunications, finance, energy, health, and transportation sectors.

Before the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, Joseph spent time in Doha, Qatar with Global Risk Advisors where he was the Director of Cyber Security. His prior experience includes a long history of public service as part of Canada's Communications Security Establishment where he spent fifteen years in progressive roles at the intersection of technology and security.

Joseph holds a Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours) from the University of Manitoba and a Master of Business Administration from Queen’s University.


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