Our Team

Our diverse team is unified by their appreciation for finance, capital markets, and exploring businesses through a financial lens.
Shaylon Godse

Shaylon Godse

Co-President
Novacap, Toronto
See Shaylon's profile
Zhao (John) Gui

Zhao (John) Gui

Co-President
Ares Management, Los Angeles
See Zhao's profile
Derek Kwong

Derek Kwong

Executive Vice President
BDO Canada, Toronto
See Derek's profile
Shivam Verma

Shivam Verma

Vice President, Investments
Goldman Sachs, Los Angeles
See Shivam's profile
Steven Sas

Steven Sas

Vice President, Investments
Altas Partners, Toronto
See Steven's profile
Yenie Rice

Yenie Rice

Co-Lead, Women in Finance
Aon, Toronto
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Karman Minhas

Karman Minhas

Co-Lead, Women in Finance
CI Global Asset Management, Toronto
See Karman's profile
Ryan Tolnai

Ryan Tolnai

Vice President, Corporate
TD Securities, Toronto
See Ryan's profile
Matthew Watters

Matthew Watters

Vice President, Corporate
GFL, Toronto
See Matt's profile
Hunter Skurka

Hunter Skurka

Vice President, Events
Brookfield Business Partners, Toronto
See Hunter's profile
Stephen Stack

Stephen Stack

Vice President, Events
Caldwell Financial, Toronto
See Stephen's profile
Marlie Cohen

Marlie Cohen

Vice President, Marketing
See Marlie's profile
Varunn Vasulo

Varunn Vasulo

Vice President, Technology
Instar Asset Management, Toronto
See Varunn's profile
Allen Kung

Allen Kung

Vice President, Internal
Dream, Toronto
See Allen's profile
Jayden Andrews

Jayden Andrews

Director, Corporate
Manulife, Toronto
See Jayden's profile
Zain Farooq Syed

Zain Farooq Syed

Director, Corporate
Ironhold Capital, New York
See Zain's profile
Arnav Mahajan

Arnav Mahajan

Director, Events
Jodabit Partners, Toronto
See Arnav's profile
Nathan Price

Nathan Price

Director, Events
See Nathan's profile
Noah Glas

Noah Glas

Director, Marketing
PepsiCo, Toronto
See Noah's profile
Morgan Pankarican

Morgan Pankarican

Junior Executive
See Morgan's profile
Danny Zhang

Danny Zhang

Junior Executive
See Danny's profile
Ethan James

Ethan James

Junior Executive
See Ethan's profile

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