Ross Bricker

Mr. Bricker was appointed to the FortisAlberta Board of Directors in May 2017. He has established and grown a number of venture capital fund programs, participated as a partner in several venture capital funds, and has been involved in investing in more than 300 early stage technology and life sciences companies. Ross is currently the Managing Partner for Westcott Ventures Inc., Owner/operator for Chestermere Stock Farm, Director for several private companies, Chair of Genome Canada’s GAPP Core Evaluation, and an advisory committee member for several early-stage companies. He is a past director for a number of private companies and with a number of industry organizations – most recently BioAlberta, the Alberta Life Technology Investor Forum, and the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA). Mr. Bricker is a Professional Agrologist with a BSc. in Agriculture from the University of Alberta and a MBA from the University of Regina. His post-graduate work included Molecular and Cellular Biology, Department of Medical Biochemistry at the University of Calgary. He has completed his corporate banking accreditation in the areas of commercial and personal credit, investment and corporate finance with one of the Schedule I Banks, and is an ICD.D holder.