Approach

To do this we need to invest and allocate to businesses that will help solve problems.

We need transparency over investments with strong governance and the right priorities.

We need to help investors balance need for financial performance and future security with larger climate and ESG objectives.

There is no wealth without a healthy environment, without justice or fair opportunities.

We want to create a future that is better, smarter and greener.

Experience

Prior to that he was Vice-President and Counsel at Citigroup Global Market, the investment bank in London, U.K. Prior to that he worked as a corporate counsel at a silver circle law firm in London, UK working on hedge funds, private equity, and mezzanine funds in structuring, capital raising, and transactions. Some of his clients included major investment banks, global private equity firms and Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

Aside from his leadership role at NordAi, Jon is the owner of a law and consulting firm, Metrix Law P.C. He has been retained as the expert witness on alternative investment funds in a leading legal case related to offshore alternative investments.

Jon is an adjunct lecturer in the Finance faculty at Queen’s University (2011) and the University of Toronto (2009). He has taught courses on derivatives, hedge funds and broker-dealers, alternative investments, artificial intelligence and finance, finance for global managers, advanced portfolio management, fintech and other executive courses.

In terms of volunteer and advisory work, Jon sits on the investment committee of the endowment and pension fund for Victoria University at the University of Toronto. He is a member of the advisory board of the Master of Financial Innovation & Technology program at Queen’s University. He is also a member of the Senate of Queen’s University and sits on the Library Committee. He was a member of a think-tank with the Federal Reserve of Chicago focusing on risk management, market stability and systemic risk issues from 2014 to 2016.

He is also the author of a book published by Bloomberg Press on the 2008 Financial Crisis, entitled “When Prime Brokers Fail” by Bloomberg Press, 2010.