Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee

The CVCA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee is pursuing a program-level approach to improve diversity and inclusion in the venture capital and private equity community to foster greater diversity of thought which will in turn drive performance in the industry. Diversity refers to a range of human differences which include but are not limited to visible dimensions such as race, ethnicity, gender, and, invisible dimensions such as religion, political beliefs and sexual orientation. Diversity also recognizes human differences in personality and organizational characteristics.

CO-CHAIR: Michelle McBane, StandUp Ventures
CO-CHAIR: 
Lauren Robinson, Highline
Sara Defina, Information Venture Partners
Jennifer Williams, Genesys Capital
Catherine Berube, Cycle Capital
Lauren Harris, Northleaf Capital Partners
Cedric Bisson, Teralys Capital
Jean Francois Pariseau, BDC Capital
Sophie Gupta, Yaletown Partners
Megan Lindhe, CPPIB
Gord McCullough, ONEX
Jeanette Wiltse, Relay Ventures
Allison Nankivel, BDC Capital