
For
the past 3 decades, Debbie Moffat has been an icon for the entrepreneurial
spirit as a business founder, executive, consultant, and a community
leader. Her success has been based on a personal philosophy of people
and community wellness.
Born in Kobe, Japan, Debbie graduated with a BA in Communications
and Human Development from University of Pacific in Stockton,
California in 1980. Debbie started her career in radio before
moving to Israel to live and work on a kibbutz. In the late 1980s,
Debbie was recruited to work for the Canadian Contingent United
Nations Middle East Comptroller. On her arrival to Canada, in
1988, Debbie founded Keshet, a consulting company focused on empowerment
by improving management practices through the effective deployment
of IM/IT.
In 1995, Debbie co-founded EDUCOM TS Inc., were she served as
Managing Director. EDUCOM was established to provide its private
and public sector clients with consulting services in the areas
of information processing, integrated office communications, application
software development, and application software customization.
In 2000, Debbie’s leadership and vision were paramount
in transforming EDUCOM from a professional services company to
a software technology company. In 2004, Debbie played a significant
role in EDUCOM’s sale and subsequent transition to ZANTAZ.
In the fall of 2004, Debbie Moffat created two sister Keshet
companies, Keshet Technologies Inc. and Keshet Productions Inc.
Keshet Technologies assists early stage technology companies in
gaining market penetration. Keshet Productions is focused on developing
films and television programs around women’s and children’s
issues.
Fluent in Hebrew, Japanese and English, Debbie has consulted
for prominent organizations world-wide, such as the Government
of Canada, US Federal Government, a number of State and Municipal
Governments, AMDOCS, BMW, Gateway, Lucent Technologies, Trane,
and Pepsico, just to name a few. Her consulting was primarily
focused on the development of executive and management compliance
and reporting systems.
In all of her leadership roles, Debbie has remained a strong
advocate for women’s and children’s issues. Debbie
continues to work on projects intended to promote and encourage
women and children to persevere in today’s dynamic and highly
complex business and social environment.