Patrick Lor co-founded iStockphoto and grew it from a side project into a major platform acquired by Getty Images, then became president of Fotolia North America before moving into venture investing at Panache Ventures. As an immigrant from Hong Kong who grew up in small-town Alberta, he focuses on backing underestimated founders from nontraditional backgrounds and champions Alberta's research-led innovation opportunities, particularly the redeployment of oil-and-gas engineering talent into areas like health IT. Patrick Lor co-founded iStockphoto and grew it from a side project into a major platform acquired by Getty Images, then became president of Fotolia North America before moving into venture investing at Panache Ventures. As an immigrant from Hong Kong who grew up in small-town Alberta, he focuses on backing underestimated founders from nontraditional backgrounds and champions Alberta's research-led innovation opportunities, particularly the redeployment of oil-and-gas engineering talent into areas like health IT.