Michael Mahon Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, On, Ca

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

As Director, Venture Services, I was responsible for overseeing a suite of services supporting IO Venture Path clients and the local startup community. This includes market research & analysis services, a learning management system, events, communications, venture talent initiatives, intellectual property (IP) support, and grant management & reporting. I managed a team of seven employees in total, with three direct reports.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The Government of Canada's Accelerated Growth Service (AGS) helps growth-oriented Canadian businesses access the key government services they need to grow, such as financing, exporting, new markets, innovation and business advice. As a member of the AGS leadership team and manager of the Governance and Partnerships team, I use my strategic partnerships experience and network of contacts across the Canadian tech/innovation ecosystem to nurture and grow strategic relationships to enhance AGS’s service offering. Responsible for national partnerships and overall governance of the AGS, managing a team of 5 professionals.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

As a member of the AGS leadership team and an operational team leader, I employed my extensive investment, business and innovation ecosystem experience to help high-growth Canadian businesses stay in Canada, and grow from there. Responsible for service delivery in Eastern and Northern Ontario, managing a team of five innovation advisors.

Kitchener, Canada Area

Rejoined BDC's Strategy Group to develop & operationalize critically important impact strategies for key cross-BDC initiatives & government mandates as well as to facilitate a more-integrated approach to the development of new products & services for Canadian entrepreneurs. Member of Strategy Group Management Team, extensive engagement with BDC executive team, CEO & Board.Key impact: Critical leadership role in BDC’s Cleantech Scale-Up Initiative enabled successful launch of BDC’s Cleantech Practice as a new line of business & key component of the federal innovation & clean growth agendas.· Principally focused on operationalizing BDC’s $700-million, five-year commitment to support high-potential cleantech innovators at the early stages of commercialization; facilitated development of the overall cleantech growth strategy from its planning through to implementation, working in close collaboration with senior leadership & key internal stakeholders.· Meaningfully contributed to driving innovation in tech financing across BDC, as strategic advisor to senior leadership as well as through active participation within BDC’s Tech Sector Financing Working Group; offered strategic thought leadership as well as relevant operational & market perspectives.· Recognized by senior leadership & peers for effective, highly collaborative approach to project management.

Toronto, Canada Area

Drove team vision & strategic direction; overall business unit accountability. Investment approval responsibility with annual capital budget of $10 million. Oversight of & accountability for investment & partnerships portfolios. Member of the VC Leadership Team (VCLT); three direct reports. Frequent executive & government stakeholder engagement.Key impacts: Acknowledged as a strategic thought-leader on tech financing & innovation ecosystem development. Facilitated growth of a portfolio of highly promising venture-backed start-ups, several of which are now “rising stars”. · Led successful evolution of team’s investment strategy, in the process enhancing scaling support for start-ups with early traction while simultaneously improving quality of new deal flow & boosting follow-on investment for BDC.· Managed $38 million of invested capital; authorized $12.1 million of new & follow-on direct investment activity, representing the most active period of team’s direct investment activity since inception (on annualized basis).· Amongst other strategic initiatives, championed BDC’s Founding Partner contribution agreement with NextAI (NEXT Canada’s program for AI-related start-ups); established BDC as a key strategic partner & created an investment platform for it to proactively identify, invest in & support Canada’s most promising emerging AI ventures.

Toronto, Canada Area

Joined BDC Capital to help implement strategic direction of the Canadian VC Strategic Review. One of three co-creators of this new Strategic Investment Team mandated to strengthen & expand BDC’s strategic initiatives within the VC ecosystem across Canada. Extensive engagement with senior management, Board & government stakeholders.Key impacts: Lead architect of the group business plan; shaped & developed critical aspects of the group’s strategic vision which fundamentally changed BDC’s approach to VC investment. Highly impactful business acceleration investment activities substantially expanded under federal Innovation Agenda to $100M+. Catalyzed emergence of new, innovative investment platforms as well as new VC funds & first-time fund managers. Developed broad network of long-lasting, sustainable business relationships across Canadian tech & innovation ecosystem.· Spearheaded development of the Venture Acceleration Program, a seed-stage investment platform; worked closely with select group of accelerators, incubators & partners to directly invest $23.4 million in 143 start-ups.· Led $23.5 million of investment in six emerging VC funds & four accelerator funds; all six VC funds remain operational (with four having successfully raised successor funds) while three accelerators are still active.· Lead role in developing, negotiating and managing multiple strategic partnerships involving substantial financial and non-financial BDC support, including: C100; Canadian Technology Accelerator program (CTA); National Angel Capital Organization (NACO); Communitech. · Member of Global Affairs Canada’s ICT Advisory Board, providing advice to the Trade Commissioner Service (TCS) and Global Affairs Canada (GAC) relating to support for ICT companies in international markets.· Awarded President’s Award for Outstanding Contribution – Innovation, 2012.

Montreal, Canada Area

Chosen for a one-year interim role to lead BDC’s annual corporate planning process. Subsequently appointed to new Corporate Development role to lead strategic programs & projects supporting the realization of corporate strategy, including transformation initiatives. Managed a team of seven.Key impacts: Partnered with business leaders across BDC to define & execute on programs of change to meet strategic objectives. Recognized as adept problem solver with strong project management experience & collaboration experience with external & internal stakeholders. Successful completion of VC Strategic Review completely re-structured BDC Capital operations & launched a new VC business unit: Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships (see above).· Lead project manager for BDC’s VC Strategic Review in 2010; leadership role played in many other strategic projects including two business unit strategic reviews, new financing programs, VC expansion, enterprise risk management, knowledge management, executive dashboard, etc. · Awarded multiple President’s Awards for Outstanding Contribution: Collaboration, 2009 & 2010; Customer Satisfaction, 2009 & 2011; Leadership, 2011.

Toronto, Canada Area

Appointed Business Centre Manager for flagship, but under-performing, branch; managed a team of eight.Key impact: Successfully spearheaded operational turnaround; re-oriented team operations & processes, recruited new team members, provided hands-on guidance & support to subordinates, & promoted greater team collaboration.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Recruited by BDC as a commercial banking account manager, providing financing & advisory services to SMEs.

Toronto, Canada Area

Recruited by IAF leadership as member of external investment committee responsible for reviewing & approving all VC deals.Key impact: Commended by Managing Director IAF for demonstrated commitment as well as consistently providing valuable insight & constructive input on deals; tenure extended past usual 3-year term at IAF's request.

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

Montreal, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

Vancouver, Canada Area

Halifax, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

St John'S, Nl, Canada

San Francisco Bay Area

Toronto, Canada Area

Primarily supporting the Mining, Media & Telecom groups, provided quantitative, analytical & client-facing support for equity offerings, mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate finance / advisory services.

Calgary, Canada Area

Commissioned Army Signals officer, serving principally in field / operational roles in Canada & abroad; achieved rank of Captain.· Tactical communications & systems engineering experience complemented by two overseas operational tours in Bosnia & Kosovo; commended by Organization for Security & Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) for performance as international observer during Kosovo Verification Mission (1997-1998).

Strategy Program (Executive Development)

Beng, Computer Engineering (Hardware)

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance

Sme Board Effectiveness Program

Vc & Private Equity

37th Annual Venture Capital & Private Equity Institute (VCI), Sept 19-22, 2011, Atlanta, Georgia USA

Entrepreneurship Development Program (Edp)