Samer A.

Samer A. has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Samer is currently the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Layla, a company whose specific role and duration are unspecified. Prior to that, they worked as a Vice President at Persistence Capital Partners from June 2015 to December 2018, where their responsibilities included evaluating investment opportunities, executing deals, and helping portfolio companies in the healthcare sector grow. Before that, they held positions at MaRS Discovery District as a Senior Associate and later as a Senior Manager in Impact Investing Advisory from February 2014 to August 2015. At MaRS, they advised on the structuring of innovative partnerships to finance healthcare and other social programs. Samer A. also has experience in investment banking at Scotiabank, where they worked as an Investment Banking Associate in the Mergers & Acquisitions division from August 2012 to January 2014. Their role involved advising corporations and institutional investors on M&A deals, conducting valuation analysis, and supervising junior professionals. Additionally, they have experience in mechanical and project controls engineering from their time at Vale, where they worked as a Mechanical/Project Controls Engineer from August 2008 to August 2010. In this role, they contributed to the development of mineral processing operations and played a role in managing the construction of the Long Harbour Processing Plant in Newfoundland.

Samer A. completed their Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng) in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University, attending from 2003 to 2008. Following this, they pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Harvard Business School, studying from 2010 to 2012.