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John is Founder and Managing Partner of Maverix Private Equity, investing in technology-enabled growth and disruption across Smart Cities and Smart Enterprises. Previously, he founded and led OMERS Ventures as CEO, backing companies like Shopify, Hootsuite, and DuckDuckGo, and co-founded the Council of Canadian Innovators with Jim Balsillie. He was named Canada’s #1 Most Powerful Business Person by Canadian Business in 2014.