Jeff has more than 17 years of experience leading growth strategies, mergers and acquisitions, and both public and private capital offerings. Jeff was previously, COO of East Valley Ventures, a New Brunswick-based startup accelerator and early-stage investor. 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). Jeff is passionate about local community, mentoring startups, coaching basketball and serves on a number of boards and committees.