Lorne Novolker

Lorne Novolker is a business leader, strategic advisor, and board director with three decades of experience spanning entrepreneurship, corporate leadership, and consulting. He is the founder of Novolker Advisory Group, where he advises enterprises on AI readiness and workforce enablement, and works with CEOs and founders — often on behalf of boards and investors — on growth, leadership, and exit readiness.

Lorne co-founded Prospero Learning Solutions in 1998, growing it into a company acquired by GP Strategies in 2013, after which he led Digital Learning Solutions as Vice President of GP Canada and served on the company’s global leadership team. Over his career he has managed projects and relationships with Fortune 500 companies, government departments, Crown corporations, and not-for-profits across North America.

Alongside his advisory practice, Lorne serves as a board director, LP investor, and startup advisor across Canada, the U.S., the UK, and Israel’s tech and startup ecosystems, including LakeCloud​.ai and involvement with Iron Nation, J‑Ventures, ICAN, and TAU’s Dan Launchpad.

He holds an M.A. in Educational Technology from Concordia University and has been recognized with the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award (Quebec finalist), the PROMIE Entrepreneur Award, and industry honors from ISPI, the E‑Learning Guild, CSTD/​I4PL, and Brandon Hall.