- Michael Gaffney
Michael Gaffney is a technology CEO in Ottawa,
Canada , and former Canadian National Diving Coach. He was the Liberal Party candidate forNepean—Carleton in the 2006 federal election. Gaffney is the son ofBeryl Gaffney , who wasMember of Parliament for the riding from 1988 to 1997.Gaffney attended the
University of Ottawa where he earned a BSc in Health Sciences (Kinanthropology) and Concordia University where he earned a Master of Business Administration. He went into the private sector, was previously a Vice President of Newbridge Networks Corporation; founder and CEO of Learnsoft Inc., which created the world's first online private, accredited university; co-founder of Kleer Semiconductor; co-founder and CEO of Bluefyre One, a capital pool corporation. Gaffney is currently CEO of In-Touch Survey Systems, a technology company providing hardware and software for real-time customer information to business-to-consumer companies and government departments.In 2004, he ran for the Liberal nomination for the riding of
Carleton—Lanark , but lost to former footballerDan Wicklum . In 2005, he won the Liberal nomination for Nepean—Carleton.External links
* [http://www.michaelgaffney.ca/ Michaelgaffney.ca]
* [http://www.liberal.ca/bio_e.aspx?id=35052&type=can Liberal profile]
* [http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=3160034 In-Touch Survey Systems]
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