Keean Sarani

Keean Sarani has a diverse work experience spanning various industries. Keean co-founded Avro Life Science in 2016 and served as the COO, focusing on delivering new drugs through the skin. Keean also provided guidance as a member of the Economic Development Advisory Committee for the City of Kitchener starting in 2020. In 2022, they joined Velocity as a member of the Investment Committee. Keean also contributed to the Foundation for Student Science and Technology as part of the International Student Editorial Board from 2017 to 2018. In the healthcare sector, they worked as a Pharmacy Assistant at both North York General Hospital from 2013 to 2016 and Shoppers Drug Mart from 2014 to 2015. Additionally, they gained research experience as a Research Assistant at The Hospital for Sick Children in 2016. During 2014 and 2015, they also worked as a Lifeguard and Swim Instructor for the Town of Richmond Hill.

Keean Sarani has a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree from the University of Waterloo. They also have a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree from the same university. Additionally, Keean has attended Y Combinator to pursue Avro Life Science, but the duration of this program is not specified. Prior to their higher education, Keean attended Richmond Hill High School in Ontario. In terms of additional certifications, Keean has obtained the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Certificate (AODA) from the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Injection Training from the University of Waterloo, National Lifeguard Service (NLS) certification from the Lifesaving Society Ontario, a Recreational and Medicinal Cannabis for Clinicians CCCEP Program certification from the University of Waterloo, and Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) training from the University of Waterloo. The months and years of obtaining these certifications are not provided.