Bruce co-founded gdR in 2007 to bring great people and tech companies together. Before gdR, he was a consultant with Arthur Andersen Business Consulting and led product at Brightspark and Tucows, where his webmail and security products reached more than 3 million users at brands including Comcast and Virgin. He co-founded Canadian Tech @ Scale, coaches hockey and baseball, and is a Wilfrid Laurier business graduate.
The people behind every search.
Most of our team has spent the bulk of their careers at gdR, building deep, trusted relationships with the best people in tech. That continuity is our advantage: when you work with us, you work with people who already know the talent you’re looking for.
Our team
Melissa co-founded gdR in 2007 to transform tech recruiting. She was an early employee at Spin Master, then guided product marketing at Brightspark and partner marketing at AOL. A committed community leader, she founded the virtual high school Lev Academics and is Vice President of the Larry Grossman Foundation for Kids. Melissa is a graduate of Western University.
Wendy has been with gdR for more than 18 years, growing from Talent & Client Manager to Director and, since 2021, Vice President, Talent. She leads executive search across product, go-to-market and security, and is known for understanding both her clients’ businesses and the leaders she represents. Wendy is a graduate of Western University.
Brandon joined gdR in 2013 and has been Vice President, Talent since 2021. He leads executive search across ML and AI, helping companies hire the leaders who build their AI teams and platforms, and brings more than a decade of technical search experience to every engagement.
Jamie joined gdR in 2015 and was named Vice President, Talent in 2022. He leads executive search for engineering, from heads of engineering and VPs to CTOs, helping companies find the leaders who scale their technical organizations.
Anna rejoined gdR in 2026 as Vice President, Strategy & Growth, having first worked with the team as Community & Marketing Manager from 2012 to 2016. In between, she spent more than six years as Director, Industry Development at the Vector Institute, connecting industry with Canada’s AI research community, and led development work at Toronto Metropolitan University.
Travis has been part of gdR since 2010, making him one of the longest-standing members of the team. As Senior Researcher and technical sourcer, he maps the market for every search, identifying the engineering and technical leaders who are often hardest to find.
Poonam joined gdR in 2022 and is a Senior Researcher and technical sourcer, designing the sourcing strategies and talent pipelines behind our searches, with a sharp eye for uncovering talent pools others overlook.