| Karn Manhas | |
| Birth Place: | Orange County, California |
| Birth Date: | 1976[1] |
| Residence: | Port Coquitlam, British Columbia |
| Constituency Am: | Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain |
| Assembly: | British Columbia Legislative |
| Term Start: | May 16, 2001 |
| Term End: | May 17, 2005 |
| Predecessor: | Mike Farnworth |
| Successor: | Mike Farnworth |
| Occupation: | businessman |
| Known For: | Founder and CEO of Terramera |
Karn Manhas (born 1976)is a Canadian businessman, entrepreneur and a former politician, who served as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 until his defeat in 2005, representing the riding of Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain. Manhas was the youngest MLA ever elected in the history of the province of British Columbia.[2]
Manhas holds a Juris Doctor in Law from the University of British Columbia, and a B.Sc. in Biology (Genetics) and Biotechnology from McGill University. He formed a tech consulting firm, Karyon Group, which ended in 2008–2009. In 2012, he was named as one of Business In Vancouver's Top Forty Under 40 business people.[3] He is frequently called to speak on issues of sustainability, including at TEDx and Singularity University in Vancouver.[4]
Manhas is the founder of Terramera, a Vancouver-based ag/bio technology company that develops plant-based products, including organic biopesticides and biofertilzers.[5] Terramera's proprietary technology known as Actigate has garnered recognition both in BC and abroad and has lifted the company onto the 2019 Global Cleantech 100 list.[6]