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ABOUT ORELIA
Independent advisory services shaped by deep experience in high-stakes decision-making across critical technology investments, commercial strategy, and risk management.
The goal is not to slow the decision down.
It is to make sure the right information is on the table
before the path is locked in.
Before the terms
are set
Commercial experience across sourcing, negotiation, partnerships, and strategy, where early clarity can change the shape of the outcome.
Before risk is accepted
Technology, AI, data, privacy, and governance experience in environments where opportunity, accountability, and uncertainty meet.
Before a commitment is made
Advisory experience with founders, investors, boards, executives, and public-sector leaders making decisions that must withstand scrutiny.
FOUNDER
Katrina Paddon
Founder & Managing Principal, Orelia Advisory
Katrina Paddon advises founders, investors, boards, and executive teams on complex commercial, technology, governance, and AI-related decisions.
Her work is focused on situations where clarity matters: enterprise deals facing procurement or risk scrutiny, negotiations where the real economics are buried in the terms, investment stories that need pressure-testing, leadership teams working through strategic trade-offs, and AI governance questions that require practical oversight not generic policy language.
Over nearly 20 years, Katrina has influenced more than $3B in technology expenditure across corporate, government, startup, and investment environments. She brings experience from both sides of the table giving her a practical understanding of how buyers evaluate risk, how commercial decisions are made, and where promising opportunities can lose momentum.
She is also Co-Founder and Managing Partner of West Coast Angel Network, a venture capital firm focused on broadening diversity access, participation, and capital flow within the startup and investment ecosystem.
Experience that
crosses the decision table
Orelia Advisory works with leaders facing decisions that carry strategic, commercial, and governance weight. We help frame the issue, surface the trade-offs, and bring the right level of rigor to choices shaped by risk, accountability, and long-term value.
The focus is not just on reaching a decision, but on making one that is well-reasoned, credible, and durable.
Credentials
MBA, Strategic Procurement
IAPP Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP)
IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional / Canada (CIPP/C)
IAPP Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT)
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