Jon Piurko

Jon Piurko is the current Director at Cardata and has over 17 years of experience in the financial industry. Jon founded Monarch Bridge Financial Inc. in 2016, which provided innovative financial solutions to small and medium-sized private Canadian businesses seeking financing for growth initiatives, acquisitions, refinancing of existing debt, recapitalization and leveraged management/shareholder buyouts to facilitate business owners’ succession plans. Prior to Monarch Bridge, Jon was the Managing Director of Northwater Capital Management Inc., a leading asset management firm focused on investing in private companies with strong intellectual property and providing broad international market exposure based on a proprietary model. As Managing Director, Jon was responsible for reviewing and approving all portfolio investments, overall management of the firm's operations and development of firm strategy. Jon's experience and success in the financial industry has led him to their current role as Director at Cardata.

Jon Piurko received their LL.B. from Queen's University in Law. Jon completed Level 1 of their B.Comm. in June 2006 from Chartered Financial Analyst. Jon also received their B.Comm. in Finance/Accounting from Queen's University.