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2001
2001
Founder and General Partner in Verdexus, which is a transatlanti strategic advisory boutique. We are focused on leveraging our deep senior operating experience with our portfolio companies, focusing on enterprise software, infrastructure software, wireless and IT services.
2019
2019
Adrenaline Fund, part of Archangel Network of Funds, has a mission to accelerate critical, and under funded, seed and angel stage investments in Canada. Adrenaline uniquely brings a passive, rules-based model, coupled with leveraging a network of qualified lead investors, to build a highly diversified portfolio of 40 to 50 companies over a 5 year period Archangel Adrenaline Fund was launched in 2021 with a purpose to open proprietary access to accredited investors to an "index" of some of the best new innovation companies.
2019
2019
Cognition Fund is an early-stage Venture Capital partnership that invests in deep technology companies.
2023
As an RSA Fellow I am committed to inspiring better ways of thinking, acting and delivering change to champion new ideas, drive social change, deliver practical solutions and support the RSA mission in areas including Regenerative Futures and Design for Life.
2013
Expertfile is a leading provider of "Expertise Marketing" for global organization and thought leaders. Organizations use the platform to publish, promote and measure their expert content to engage business prospects, media and conference organizers.
2007
2007
iotum is a Verdexus portfolio company and I'm engaged to assist management build a leading provider of teleconferencing and group collaboration products for collaborators and creators, through their leading brands: - FreeConference.com, the original free conference-calling service, - Callbridge, a virtual meeting platform tailor-made for enterprise-level collaboration, and - Talkshoe, a community-based podcast hosting platform that bridges the gap between host and listener
2009
Canada's oldest property and casualty insurance company, founded in 1839, Gore Mutual has continued to also be among the most innovative, being the first in Canada to provide a completely paperless solution. Currently Chair, Investment Committee and member of the Board of Gore Mutual Foundation, I have served on Audit, Conduct Review & Governance, Investment and Pension Committees of the Board of Directors.
2017
Helping to grow Canada's angel investment ecosystem is the most direct way to build our future through mentorship and investment in our next generation of early stage startup businesses.
2019
2019
Several tech investor colleagues, with a vision to ensure independent Canadian owned publishers both survive. and thrive, bought Dundurn and recruited Scott Fraser as a transformation President and Publisher. We have been gratified. to inject new energy into one of Canada's largest independent publishers, even being on the short list for the coveted Giller Prize for the first time.
2012
I co-founded, with leading Canadian artist and educator, John Kissick, a prize to develop Canadian curatoral talent and leadership. Awarded annually to recognize a Canadian curator under 30, the MPfYCC aims to foster social innovation and curatorial excellence in Canada, and enhance Canadian visual arts on the world stage.