Our directors have a combined wealth of leadership experience derived from extensive service guiding and growing organizations domestically and internationally. They collectively have substantive knowledge and skills applicable to private capital and beyond.

Officers

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Hans Knapp
Chair & Board Member
Partner@ Yaletown Partners Inc.
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Rachel Skelton
Vice-Chair & Board Member
Partner@ Torquest
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Jeannette Wiltse
Treasurer & Board Member
Partner & CFO@ Relay Ventures
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Gary Solway
Secretary
Managing Partner, Technology, Media & Entertainment Group@ Bennett Jones LLP
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Kim Furlong
CEO & Board Member
CEO@ CVCA

Vice Presidents

Joceclyn Blanchet
Jocelyn Blanchet
Partner and the National Leader for KPMG’s M&A Tax Practice@ KPMG LLP
Rob Connoly
Rob Connoly
Chief Financial Officer@ Westcap Mgt. Ltd
Senia Rapisarda
Senia Rapisarda
Managing Director@ HarbourVest Partners (Canada) Ltd.

Directors

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Catherine Beauchemin
Senior Director, Québec Relationship Investing@ Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)
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Marc-André Binette
Deputy Head of Investment@ Fondaction
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Sam Blaichman
Managing Director@ CPP Investments
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Marie-Claude Boisvert
Partner and Head of Sagard Private Equity Canada@ Sagard Private Equity
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Justin Catalano
Managing Director, Group Head of Private Equity@ Fengate Private Equity
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Partner@ inovia
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Dino DeLuca
Partner & COO@ TriWest Capital Partners
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Stephen Denton
Partner@ SeaFort Capital Inc.
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Randy Garg
Founder & Managing Partner@ Vistara Capital Partners
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Daniel Hinse
Vice-President, Investments — Entertainment and Consumer Goods@ Fonds de solidarité (FTQ)
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Brenda Hogan
Chief Investment Officer@ Venture Ontario (formerly (Ontario Capital Growth Corporation)
Brian Kobus
Brian Kobus
Partner@ OMERS Ventures
Matthew Leibowitz
Matthew Leibowitz
General Partner@ Plaza Ventures
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Scott MacDonald
Board Member@ McRock Capital
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Prashant Matta
Partner@ Panache Ventures
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Jeff Markusson
Managing Director@ Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
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Lidija Marusic
Vice President, Investment (Interim)@ Invest Nova Scotia (formerly Innovacorp)
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Michelle McBane
Managing Director@ StandUp Ventures
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Tracey McVicar
Partner@ CAI Capital Partners
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Lisa Melchior
Founder & Managing Partner@ VERTU Capital
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Sean O'Connor
Managing Director@ Conexus Venture Capital
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Erson Olivan
Senior Vice President, Private Equity@ Brookfield Asset Management
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Maria Pacella
Managing Partner@ PenderFund Capital Management
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Jean-Francois Pariseau
Co-founder & Partner@ Amplitude Ventures
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Thomas Park
Vice-President, Operations & Strategy@ BDC
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Lauren Robinson
Partner@ Highline BETA
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Jean-François Routhier
Senior Partner@ Novacap
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Pierre Schuurmans
COO@ Birch Hill Equity Partners
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Jonathan Stone
Partner@ Instar
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David Unsworth
General Partner & Co-Founder@ Information Venture Partners
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Margaret Wu
Lead Investor@ Georgian