George Horhota, BrightLane President & CEO

George is an entrepreneur and change agent executive, strategic director & lawyer. He has championed corporate transformations in the real estate/workplace innovation, telecom/software, entertainment and financial services sectors.

While serving as a director of G. Raymond Chang’s software company (Mercatus Technologies Inc.), he collaborated with its founder Ray, CEO and Andrew Chang to explore establishing a unique coworking centre in Toronto. After 18 months of research, workspace design and construction, BrightLane emerged in Q4, 2014 as an inspiring home to a community of up to 290 entrepreneurs on King Street West.

George serves as a member of the Ontario Centres of Excellence College of Reviewers. He is also a Senior Industrial Advisor to the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development’s TurnAround Management Programme.