Jeff White

Jeff White is the President and CEO of the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, an independent corporation with the mandate of developing innovation and entrepreneurship in New Brunswick, where he manages NBIF’s operations, leads its investment activities and actively manages its growing portfolio of venture capital and research investments. Jeff is a technology industry veteran and corporate financing expert and the new face of NBIF.

Jeff was previously, COO of East Valley Ventures, a New Brunswick-based startup accelerator and early-stage investor. White brings a strong track record of success to the NBIF. He was a foundational member of New Brunswick startups that put the province on the world stage, serving as chief financial officer at both Radian6 and Q1 Labs. East Valley Ventures, White mentored many of New Brunswick’s recent startups and scale-ups. He also served as interim CFO for Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, one of five clusters across Canada. The Ocean Superclusters is a major industry-led initiative, supported by the Government of Canada, focused on building on Canada’s ocean-related research capacity, business activity and technology expertise.

Prior to joining NBIF, Jeff worked as CFO at companies like Radian6, Genesys Laboratories Canada and Q1 Labs, interim CFO at Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, and most recently co-founder and COO at East Valley Ventures, the successful New Brunswick-based start-up accelerator and early-stage investor.

Jeff is a St. Francis Xavier University graduate with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). In his time away from work, he loves to coach youth basketball.