Meet Our Team

Philip has over 25 years of experience driving transformational change in highly regulated industries. Most recently, he served as the Chief Information Officer at Westland Insurance and has held a variety of other leadership positions within the financial services industry. Philip is experienced at bringing innovative and disruptive technologies to market, having founded iProcess Solutions, a pioneer in the insurance technology space. He holds an MBA from Simon Fraser University.

Michael Wolfe has over 30 years’ experience in finance, accounting, private equity, and business valuation. He was most recently the CFO of Baylin Technologies Inc., a TSX listed company in the wireless communications industry. Prior to joining Baylin, Michael was the CFO of several mid-market Canadian companies, including Masstech Group Inc., a software company in the broadcast industry. As a General Partner at VenGrowth Capital Partners Inc., Michael had a successful track record in acquisitions, management buyouts, growth financings, and recapitalizations in diverse industries such as cable, broadcast, manufacturing, insurance, oil field services, and global logistics.

Michael has also served as a director for several private and public companies, including as a member of audit and other independent committees. He earned a CPA, CA designation, a Chartered Business Valuator designation, an MBA from McMaster University, and a BA (Business and Economics) from the University of Western Ontario.

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Rob is an experienced Chief Financial Officer and corporate director of public and private companies and not for profit organizations. He has over twenty years of experience contributing to the growth and successful development of organizations in Canada, the USA, and Japan. Rob is an exceptional team builder and is experienced in delivering strategically sound acquisitions, financings, and reorganizations. He has led and advised companies in strategy development, corporate governance, Canadian and U.S. securities disclosure requirements, and stock exchange listings. Rob obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of British Columbia and has been a Chartered Professional Accountant for over 20 years. He lives and works in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Larissa Chaikowsky is the Chief Operating Officer for the U.S. Wealth Management business at BMO. She leads the National Office Teams and oversees the
planning, development and implementation of product and service strategies for BMO Financial Group's U.S. Wealth businesses. Prior to this role, Larissa was
the U.S. Chief Human Resources Officer for BMO Financial Group. She oversaw the strategic and operational governance processes of the U.S. HR organization. She executed enterprise HR overseeing and coordinating human resources related matters as they pertain to: U.S. regulatory agencies, and U.S. mergers and
acquisitions. Larissa had a leadership role with the Human Resources Committee of the BMO Financial Corp board of Directors and the Benefits Investment
Committee. She also chaired the U.S. Compensation Oversight Committee and the U.S. Benefits Administration Committee.
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During her fifteen-year tenure with BMO, Larissa has held several senior positions that have played a role in helping redefine the BMO brand and improving the
business practices of Technology and Operations, Human Resources and Corporate Strategy. Larissa received her Bachelor of International Business and
Relations from the Sprott School of Business and holds an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business.

Jason has over 20 years of experience managing operations and product development in the technology and consumer products industries. He has led start-up companies through concept to launch and has also managed strategy and development at large enterprise software companies. Jason’s expertise extends into e-commerce, where he has led operations across digital media, health and medical cannabis. He received an Executive MBA from Simon Fraser University.