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Tom Ogaranko
Tom Ogaranko was born in Edmonton, Canada August 29, 1969. He grew up mostly in the Edmonton region with a few of his early years in various towns in Manitoba, Canada.

Tom completed his schooling at University of Alberta, obtaining both a Bachelor of Arts with Distinction (Major: Political Science; Minor: History) in 1991 and a Bachelor of Laws (1994). Tom's legal education focused extensively on technology law topics.

Upon completing school, Tom consulted to the Premier's Council on Science and Technology aiding a Task Force assess the state of Alberta's information and communications infrastructure. This work led to assisting in the creation of the Alberta Government Office of the CIO (1996-2000) and a government-wide information resource management strategy. During that same time period, Tom was involved in the creation of the Alberta Science and Research Authority, drafting its Act and Regulations as well as supporting several early task forces as a consultant.

In 1998, Tom was asked to be a part of the Innovation and Science ICT Task Force and shape its strategy and report. This Task Force, under the leadership of Minister Lorne Taylor, launched several strategic initiatives that have amounted to over $750M in investment in the sector in Alberta. The vision of this report, and the people Tom met, inspired him in 1997 to create a company, Knowledge Channel Corp., with a university colleague, Norman Mendoza.

In 2000, Tom merged Knowledge Channel Corp. into a new firm, Redengine Inc. and became its CEO. Redengine has since become recognized with over 20 international, national and regional awards. Tom remains the CEO of Redengine Inc. and has taken on other roles in the Alberta community summarized on his LinkedIn profile.