Paul Kirkconnell was appointed Executive Vice President, Venture Capital in 2011.

He leads all of BDC’s Venture Capital activities, including direct and indirect venture capital investments in technology-based businesses and strategic initiatives to stimulate Canada’s venture capital environment. BDC has approximately CA $1 billion in current and planned investments.

Mr. Kirkconnell has over 25 years of experience in investments, business development, corporate strategy and consulting gained in Canada, the U.S. and Europe.

Prior to joining BDC, he owned P-A-K Limited, providing strategy, financing and corporate development advice to emerging companies and their investors. From 2005 to 2007, he was Managing Director of DRI Capital, a privately held investment management company with US $1 billion under management. Before this, he established Aventis Capital which had over US $750 million under management.

He is a member of the Board of Directors of Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association, of the Advisory Counsel of the International Center for Healthcare Innovation at the Ivey Business School at Western University and of Osteoporosis Canada.

Mr. Kirkconnell holds an MBA from Richard Ivey School of Business at Western University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto.