Fraser Barnes
- Full name
- Fraser Barnes
- Degrees
- MBA CMC, DMC
- Practice Areas:
- Technology Transfer, Grants & Contributions, and Venture Capital
- Bio
Fraser currently serves as CEO and CFO of ProGrid Evaluation Solutions (“ProGrid”), a consulting firm specializing in evaluation & decision making process design, services and software. Nearly $1 billion annually in people, projects, proposals and programs are evaluated using ProGrid’s techniques, services and support tools. Prior to joining ProGrid, Fraser worked abroad for private equity group, Crofton Corp. Ltd. managing the firm’s venture capital and intellectual property portfolios. He has assisted and provided funding to early stage and emerging companies in developed and developing countries partnering with public, private and not-for-profit organizations. He has worked extensively in the U.S.A., Canada and the Caribbean.
Fraser is a Certified Management Consultant and member of the Canadian Association of Management Consultants. He holds a graduate diploma in Management Consulting from the Grenoble Graduate School of Business, an MBA from Royal Roads University and a Bachelors degree in economics from University of Western Ontario. He has completed additional course work in finance and securities. Fraser has presented workshops on improving evaluation processes & decision making at national and international conferences and authored/co-authored articles and presentations on the subject. He has appeared before U.S. congressional leaders and members of the House Committee on Financial Services.
