Gil Nayot

Gil is a Partner of Vertu Capital, a Toronto-based technology private equity firm focused on providing a local solution for Canadian entrepreneurs and businesses looking for a globally experienced private equity partner to help scale to the next level. Prior to Vertu, Gil led the technology vertical for CPP Investment’s private equity team. Gil also worked at Lake Capital Partners, a mid-market private equity firm based in Chicago, where he focused on investing in the technology and business services sectors, and worked at Bain & Company in both Chicago and Singapore. Gil sits on the boards of ActiveState Software, Dejero and Pathfactory, and previously sat on the board of Informatica (NYSE:INFA). Gil holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, a Bachelor of Engineering Science from the University of Western Ontario and a Bachelor of Arts in Honors Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business.