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Senior corporate finance and business executive with 35+ years diverse experience, including 15+ years with CIBC World Markets (a major international corporate & investment bank) followed by 20+ years experience in technology and biotechnology investment and management. Extensive community involvement, including co-founder of one of four chapters of Tech Coast Angels ("TCA"), with TCA being the U.S.'s largest angel funding network with 400+ members in Southern California. More recently: (i) Internations.org: appointed 1 of 3 ambassadors (community leader) for the 10,000+ Los Angeles members of this global non-profit (390 cities and 2 million members globally) targeted to the ex-pat business community; and (ii) currently a member of BIO's Finance & Tax Committee. BIO (Biotechnology Innovation Organization) is the world's largest biotech trade association.
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Chief Administrative Officer And CfoAdvanced Bifurcation Systems Inc.United States
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Chief Administrative Officer/CfoAdvanced Bifurcation Systems Inc. Nov 2017 - PresentABS, founded in 2008 at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, has developed a novel technology to enable effective stenting of coronary arteries at their branch points (bifurcations). This comprehensive platform is a paradigm shift in interventional cardiology that will reduce the need for open-heart surgery and repeat coronary angioplasties. The ABS platform is protected by more than 70 issued and pending patents. Website: www.advancedbifurcation.com
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Founding PartnerYork Bridge Capital Jun 2011 - Dec 2018York Bridge Capital is a private equity firm, based in Toronto and Los Angeles, which: (i) invests in early stage technology companies; (ii) assists companies source capital, markets and partners; and (iii) provides advisory services to governments & NGOs. Sectors of focus are: information, data & communications technology; mobile technology; digital media & entertainment; medical devices & diagnostics; energy & engineering technologies; natural health products and real estate.
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AdvisorDeep Knowledge Life Sciences Jan 2017 - Oct 2018Geneva, Canton Of Geneva, ChDeep Knowledge Life Sciences was a London-based venture fund (merged into Longevity Capital) focused on disruptive biopharmaceutical, precision medicine, and AI healthcare companies. In partnership with scientists at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the fund strategically invests in mission-driven companies and supports founders who will bridge the unaddressed translational gap between basic biological research and real-world healthcare products that extend the healthy lifespan. It was a subsidiary of Deep Knowledge Ventures (DKV) (www.deepknowledgeventures.com) of Hong Kong -
Co-Founder & PresidentElevation Bridge Realty, Inc. Oct 2015 - Oct 2017An affiliate of York Bridge Capital, Elevation Bridge Realty was a real estate brokerage and advisory firm. in the domestic and international markets (international focus being Canada, Korea, China, New Zealand and Australia). Complementing the brokerage business, Elevation Bridge Realty provided advisory services to: (i) owners or developers of unique projects, both domestically and internationally; and (ii) technology companies targeted towards the real estate industry.
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Co-Founder, Director, CfoIngenius Innovations Group, Inc. 2011 - 2012Following the sale of Evryx Technologies, Ingenius Innovations Group was created to provide marketing and business development consultation in support of the on-going effort to build value in the new brand (Nant iD) and thereby deliver further value to the Evryx shareholders, who retain an on-going participation. In addition to the US, Ingenius expanded into Canada, Japan and the UK. In May 2012, along with another co-founder, we completed a buy-out of the third co-founder. -
Director, CfoEvryx Technologies, Inc. 2008 - 2011Evryx Technologies was a leading-edge mobile technology company providing proprietary cell phone-based image and voice recognition applications which had failed. Evryx was founded in 2001 but despite having world-leading patents and technology, after raising finance in 2007, Evryx collapsed. We restructured and reorganized the company, raised additional capital and generated substantial new business and corporate partnerships. In less than 2 years, we orchestrated the successful sale of the company to Nantworks LLC, a Los Angeles technology and healthcare conglomerate, thereby delivering significant value to the shareholders who had been facing a total loss.
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Co-Founder, CeoGirvan Technology Holdings, Llc 2005 - 2009With two partners, co-founded a technology licensing & development company focused on the aerospace/defense, nanotechnology and biotechnology industries. Led the negotiation of a license agreement with The Aerospace Corporation, a U.S. Gov't entity, to provide Girvan with an exclusive license to all potentially commercial technologies developed by The Aerospace Corporation's 3,500+ researchers. Subsequently successfully negotiated the commercialization of licensed technologies to third parties and in-sourced commercialization opportunities from other centers of technology innovation.
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Director, CfoEpigenx Biosciences, Inc. 2000 - 2006Epigenx had two business platforms: oncology drug and antibiotics development, and functional genomics. As CFO, raised approximately $6 million in equity, convertible debt and SBIR-based funding for the company; which funded scientific research, product development and the creation of valuable intellectual property which was licensed to a major drug development company.
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CfoAntaeus Energy Corporation 1998 - 2000Antaeus was a carbon products/materials technology company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. Antaeus migrated its head office to Boston. During tenure with Antaeus, arranged U.S. & Australian equity placements, interim debt financing, selected & retained financial advisors, pursued M&A opportunities, restructured accounting & insurance systems and commenced shareholder and regulatory approvals for a corporate restructuring and migration to the U.S. capital markets. Antaeus’s business opportunity was subsequently successfully pursued by a Dallas-based company, for which I was an Advisory Board member.
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Managing DirectorCibc World Markets 1997 - 1998Toronto, On, CaResponsible for the development and implementation of a comprehensive Business Plan to expand CIBC Oppenheimer's presence in the U.S. metals & mining industry (defined as precious/base metals, steel, coal, industrial minerals & fertilizers). Key products delivered were investment banking, project finance, financial advisory, high yield debt, merchant banking, equity research, and commodity hedging. -
Managing Director, Global MiningCibc World Markets 1993 - 1997Toronto, On, CaManaged a majority of CIBC's mining industry portfolio in Canada, Latin America and Australia, with specialty in project finance, corporate banking, commodity hedging and financial advisory. Developed lending policies for CIBC's mining industry portfolio (which exceeds $5 billion). Developed Business Plans for both Latin America (1994) and Australia (1994/95), including extensive visits to both regions. Structured/arranged numerous international project financings. Acted as Financial Advisor to Anaconda Nickel (Australia), with CIBC arranging a $420MM High Yield Issue - the largest issue ever undertaken globally for an undeveloped natural resources project. Voting member of CIBC World Market's Mining Merchant Banking Fund.
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General Manager, Mining & Metals GroupCibc World Markets 1991 - 1993Toronto, On, CaManaged CIBC's mining & metals portfolio for those companies headquartered in Toronto (portfolio size about $3 billion). Acted as both a Relationship Manager as well as supervising Relationship Managers and support staff. Co-developed CIBC's commodity securitization and commodity trading capabilities. Acted as environmental risk management consultant to lending officers.
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General Manager, Energy GroupCibc World Markets 1989 - 1991Toronto, On, CaManaged CIBC's oil & gas, regulated utility, co-generation and independent power portfolios located in Toronto and Eastern Canada with extensive U.S. involvement. Acted as Agent and Lead Manager for the largest oil & gas production and regulated utility project financings undertaken in Canada in the late 1980's. Testified before the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Washington) as an expert witness in international project finance.
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Relationship MangerCibc World Markets 1982 - 1989Toronto, On, CaAfter graduating with an MBA, joined CIBC as a corporate development officer, then appointed as a Relationship Manager for a large portfolio of mining & natural resources industry corporate finance clients.
Ken Richards Skills
Private Equity
Corporate Finance
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Start Ups
Business Strategy
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International Business
Digital Media
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Customer Service
Leadership
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Start Up Ventures
Powerpoint
Microsoft Word
Strategy
Finance
Microsoft Office
New Business Development
Strategic Partnerships
Microsoft Excel
Investments
Angel Investing
Managing Start Ups
Healthcare Information Technology
Information Technology
Mobile Technology
Energy
Mining
Entertainment
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Educational Technology
Biotechnology
Medical Devices
Drug Development
Non Profit Leadership
Board Of Directors
Ceos
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Ken Richards Education Details
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Dalhousie UniversityFinance -
Dalhousie UniversityAccounting And Finance
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Dalhousie UniversityBiology
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