John is the Founder and Managing Partner of Maverix Private Equity, a private equity firm focused on technology-enabled growth and disruption investment strategies. As a firm run by entrepreneurs, funded by entrepreneurs, and for entrepreneurs, Maverix invests in smart cities and smart enterprises. John chairs the Investment Committee, guides the strategy of the firm, and is deeply involved with fundraising, sourcing, and leading investment opportunities, particularly within the technology industry.

John is also the Founder of OMERS Ventures and Co-Founder and Vice Chair of the Council of Canadian Innovators. Over the course of his leadership as the CEO of OMERS Ventures, they invested more than USD$500 million in more than 40 disruptive technology companies across North America, including growth investments in Shopify, Xanadu, Wattpad, Wave, Hootsuite, Rover, Desire 2 Learn, Hopper, DuckDuckGo, TouchBistro, and League. During his tenure at OMERS, John also formed OMERS Platform Investments. As its Executive Managing Director, he formed OMERS Growth Equity and led investments in Purpose Financial, PointNorth Capital, District Ventures, OneEleven, and ArcTern Ventures. John co-founded the Council of Canadian Innovators with Jim Balsillie, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping high-growth Canadian technology firms scale globally.

Before joining OMERS, in addition to being a Partner at Deloitte, John was their Global Thought Leader, Global Tax Leader, and Canadian Industry Leader for their Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) practice, and a member of the Board of Directors. Prior to Deloitte, John was a Partner at Arthur Andersen LLP.

John serves as a board member across both profit and non-profit sectors, collaborating with organizations including KODE Labs, Viral Nation, CIBC Foundation, NervGen Pharma, OneEleven, the Government of Canada’s Global Hypergrowth Project, Rick Hansen Foundation, Toronto International Film Festival, Schulich School of Business Dean’s Global Council, and the Caldwell’s Top 40 Under 40.

John has been widely recognized for his contributions to the tech sector and vision for Canada’s economy. He was named Canada’s #1 Most Powerful Business Person by Canadian Business in 2014 (#3 in 2015) and one of Toronto’s 50 Most Influential People by Toronto Life from 2015 to 2017. In 2018, he received the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, and in 2020, became a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario. In 2022, he was honoured with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award.

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