John Ruffolo

John Ruffolo is the Founder of OMERS Ventures and the Co-founder of the Council of Canadian Innovators. During John's leadership, OMERS Ventures invested over $500 million in over 40 disruptive technology companies, including Shopify, Hootsuite, and Wattpad. John currently sits on the boards of a number of leading innovative organizations including ArcTern Ventures, Canopy Rivers, Continuum Residential REIT, and Ether Capital, and a number of non-profit organizations including the David Suzuki Foundation as Vice-Chair, the Royal Ontario Museum, Caldwell's Top 40 Under 40, and the Dean's Advisory Council for the Schulich School of Business.