Mr. Power is a senior finance and technology executive with over 40 years of experience founding and/or participating in the start-up teams of a number of successful companies. Mr. Power holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Computer Science from the University of Western Ontario. Mr. Power has founded and/or has participated in the startup teams of Xicom Technologies Corporation (Co-founder), Corel Systems Corporation (member of founding team), Newbridge Networks Corporation (member of founding team), Nuvo Network Management Inc. (Founder), SteppingStone Capital Corporation (Founder) and James Edward Capital Corporation (Founder).Mr. Power’s operational experience has included specific responsibility for product management, research and development, manufacturing, sales and marketing, strategic planning and finance.Since 1990 Mr. Power has been an investment banker primarily serving emerging growth companies. Financial experience has included the structuring and negotiating of management buyouts, private and public financings (debt and equity), mergers and acquisitions, and transitioning companies from private to public status. Financial transactions have been structured with a broad range of North American and international investors.Mr. Power is Chairman and President of James Edward Capital Corporation, an Ottawa-based boutique investment bank focused on emerging growth companies. Mr. Power is the President of Ekin Capital Corporation, a private family-owned investment company and President of Ekin Ventures Corporation, a private business advisory company.Since 2002, James Edward Capital has advised a number emerging growth companies including what is now Canada's largest technology company (by market capitalization), Shopify.Since 2017, James Edward Capital has been an active investor in the cannabis sector, having participated in the financings of a number of Canadian licensed producers, From November 2018 to October 2021, James Edward Capital held the CEO role of Acres Agricultural Canada Corp., an international cannabis company with operations in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Barbados. Mr. Power is an experienced public company director. Past public directorships include InBusiness Solutions Inc. (Chairman) (formerly TSX: BIZ), and Nuvo Network Management Inc. (Chairman) (TSXV: NNM). Mr. Power is a director of a number of private companies and non-profit charitable organizations.