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
Hans Knapp
Chair & Board Member
Partner@ Yaletown Partners Inc.
Rachel Skelton
Vice-Chair & Board Member
Partner@ Torquest
Jeannette Wiltse
Treasurer & Board Member
Partner & CFO@ Relay Ventures
Gary Solway
Secretary
Managing Partner, Technology, Media & Entertainment Group@ Bennett Jones LLP
Kim Furlong
CEO & Board Member
CEO@ CVCA
Vice Presidents
Jocelyn Blanchet
Partner and the National Leader for KPMG’s M&A Tax Practice@ KPMG LLP
Rob Connoly
Chief Financial Officer@ Westcap Mgt. Ltd
Senia Rapisarda
Managing Director@ HarbourVest Partners (Canada) Ltd.
Directors
Catherine Beauchemin
Senior Director, Québec Relationship Investing@ Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)
Marc-André Binette
Deputy Head of Investment@ Fondaction
Sam Blaichman
Managing Director@ CPP Investments
Marie-Claude Boisvert
Partner and Head of Sagard Private Equity Canada@ Sagard Private Equity
Justin Catalano
Managing Director, Group Head of Private Equity@ Fengate Private Equity
Magaly Charbonneau
Partner@ inovia
Dino DeLuca
Partner & COO@ TriWest Capital Partners
Stephen Denton
Partner@ SeaFort Capital Inc.
Randy Garg
Founder & Managing Partner@ Vistara Capital Partners
Daniel Hinse
Vice-President, Investments — Entertainment and Consumer Goods@ Fonds de solidarité (FTQ)
Brenda Hogan
Chief Investment Officer@ Venture Ontario (formerly (Ontario Capital Growth Corporation)
Brian Kobus
Partner@ OMERS Ventures
Matthew Leibowitz
General Partner@ Plaza Ventures
Scott MacDonald
Board Member@ McRock Capital
Prashant Matta
Partner@ Panache Ventures
Jeff Markusson
Managing Director@ Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
Lidija Marusic
Vice President, Investment (Interim)@ Invest Nova Scotia (formerly Innovacorp)
Michelle McBane
Managing Director@ StandUp Ventures
Tracey McVicar
Partner@ CAI Capital Partners
Lisa Melchior
Founder & Managing Partner@ VERTU Capital
Sean O'Connor
Managing Director@ Conexus Venture Capital
Erson Olivan
Senior Vice President, Private Equity@ Brookfield Asset Management
Maria Pacella
Managing Partner@ PenderFund Capital Management
Jean-Francois Pariseau
Co-founder & Partner@ Amplitude Ventures
Thomas Park
Vice-President, Operations & Strategy@ BDC
Lauren Robinson
Partner@ Highline BETA
Jean-François Routhier
Senior Partner@ Novacap
Pierre Schuurmans
COO@ Birch Hill Equity Partners
Jonathan Stone
Partner@ Instar
David Unsworth
General Partner & Co-Founder@ Information Venture Partners
Margaret Wu
Lead Investor@ Georgian