Invests in
Skills
Education
Lists including Jerome
Investments
e-Zinc
Total Funding: $61M
MarineLabs
Total Funding: $3M
Notch
Total Funding: $30M
Tulip Retail
Total Funding: $79M
Expeto
Total Funding: $18M
Exact Imaging
Total Funding: $4M
R-Hauz Solutions Inc.
Total Funding: $3M
RockMass Technologies
Total Funding: $2M
Repare Therapeutics
Total Funding: $150M
Work Experience
2002
Executive Vice President, BDC Capital
2013
• Develop and operationalize financing strategies through venture and growth capital (portfolio under management of $7 billion) • Operationalize the Government of Canada’s two venture capital programs: the Venture Capital Action Plan (VCAP) and the Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative (VCCI) • Develop and implement a $200 million investment fund to support women entrepreneurs in technology
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Enterprise Risk Management
2010 - 2013
• Acted as Interim Executive Vice President, BDC Capital (2011) • Established the Economics department • Managed government relations • Developed and implemented a strategy for supporting Canadian companies through the financial crisis • Led the strategic review of venture capital operations, including its revitalization and restructuring and oversaw its implementation • Managed a team of more than 80 employees specialized in growth financing
Vice President, Strategy & Enterprise Risk Management
2006 - 2010
• Developed and implemented BDC’s enterprise risk management framework • Led the 2009 legislative review and guided the creation of a new long-term vision for BDC’s role in the Canadian entrepreneurship ecosystem. • Led the strategic review of BDC’s Subordinate Financing’s operations
Director Corporate Planning
2002 - 2006
• Was responsible for strategy, corporate planning and shareholder relations
1999 - 2002
Senior Advisor – Parliamentary Relations, Office of the Corporate Secretary
2001 - 2002
• Managed parliamentary relations between various departments and committees in order to advance the department’s legislative agenda • Developed the department’s legislative strategy • Carried out research and consultation on key issues
Senior Economist, Services Industry Branch
1999 - 2001
1998 - 1999
Economist-Financial Markets Division
1998 - 1999
Economist
1997 - 1998
1996 - 1997
International Trade Policy Analyst
1996 - 1997
1995 - 1996
Investment Commercial Officer, Canadian Consulate in Boston
1995 - 1996
1993 - 1995
Commercial Officer, International Trade and Industry Programs
1994 - 1995
Financial Analyst, Directorate of Strategic Financial Planning
1993 - 1994