Tyler Harden (Board Member)
Tyler is a Partner at Harden, a multi-generational real estate development company based out of Quebec. Tyler has expertise in the commercial, residential and industrial asset classes; specifically relating to acquisitions, development, leasing, construction and property management.
Matthew Spoke (Board Member)
Matthew is the Founder and CEO of The Open Application Network and Moves Financial. Matthew has extensive experience starting companies and provides invaluable advice on navigating the startup environment.
Andrew D'Souza
Andrew is the CEO and Co-founder of Clearco. He has raised hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital and is an adviser and investor to companies such as WealthSimple, Properly, and Tulip Retail. He was the president of Nymi, a wearable platform focused on identity and security and the COO of education startup, TopHat. Andrew has a degree in Systems Design Engineering from the University of Waterloo.
Martin Liddell
Martin is the CFO of Starlight Investments, a real estate investment and asset management company that currently manages over $14.0 billion of direct real estate across Canada and the U.S. Martin has been at Starlight for almost ten years. Prior to Starlight, Martin was the Chief Financial Officer of True North Apartment REIT (TSX: TN.UN), Leisureworld Senior Care (TSX:LW.TO) and NBS Technologies Inc.
Tony Quattrin
Tony Quattrin is the Vice Chairman of the National Investment Team – Vancouver of CBRE Capital Markets. He has over 35 years of experience in the investment real estate business, focusing on significant investment-grade properties and major development sites across Western Canada. He is a member of the Vancouver Board of Trade, BOMA, NAIOP, AACIS and holds a B.Com from the University of British Columbia.
Kelly Gauthier
Kelly Gauthier is the President of Rally Assets. She leads the Impact Advisory practice where she works with a range of market-leading investors, foundations, and financial institutions to design and implement their approach to responsible and impact investing. She holds an MBA from the Rotman School of business and a M.Sc., Engineering from Queens University.
Jeffrey Berkowitz
Jeffrey is the President and founder of Aurora Realty Consultants. As a retail broker and tenant representative, he has worked with shopping malls, strip centres, ‘big box’ developments, lifestyle centres and street sites, as well as office, retail and entertainment projects. Jeff has undertaken assignments on every continent. He specializes in development strategy, retail site selection and negotiation.
Laura Johnson
Laura is a founding partner and Managing Director of Quadravest, an independent investment management firm that focuses on the creation of enhanced yield products for retail investors with 13 publicly traded investment products and over $2 billion in assets under management. Laura brings over 26 years of investment industry experience to Willow.
Steve Rosenberg
Steve has built and managed large-scale global software development organizations. He’s also been a successful technology company founder and holds a US patent for computer application monitoring. He currently acts as a technology and general management advisor to both startups and venture capitalists.
Michael Wekerle
Michael Wekerle is a Canadian merchant banker and television personality, best known for being an investor on the Canadian reality show Dragon’s Den. He is a successful entrepreneur, investor, and is a prominent member of the Canadian startup ecosystem.
Dahabo Ahmed-Omer
Dahabo is the Executive Director of the BlackNorth Initiative. Ms. Ahmed-Omer has been the recipient of notable awards, including the exceptional service within the Federal Public Service, the Canada150 Community Builder Award, the Hope Academy community contribution award, the Ottawa Black History Community Leadership Award, the top 100 under 40 Most Influential Person of African descent in support of United Nations decade and more recently, the Globe and Mail’s Inaugural Business Changemakers Award (2021) she was also named one of the 40 most influential women leaders in Canada by Bay St Bull.
Kevin Haverty Jr.
Kevin is an expert within the Canadian commercial, corporate, and institutional real estate space with over 30 years of experience, including senior leadership positions at Cresa, JLL, Bentall Kennedy, and Oxford Properties Group.