The trade association for the venture capital and private equity industries, Canada’s Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA), has named its first CEO.
The group announced that Mike Woollatt has appointed as its first CEO.
“I am delighted to welcome Mike to the CVCA. Mike’s wide-ranging experience from government to senior executive to entrepreneur will lend him well in his leadership role at the CVCA,” said Peter van der Velden, president of the CVCA and managing general partner of Lumira Capital.
He comes to the organization from the Beaconsfield Group, a management consulting and public affairs firm that he co-founded.
Before that he had senior executive roles at various media firms and has previously worked as a government economist and as a political advisor at the department of Finance. He has a B.A. and an M.A. in economics from the University of British Columbia.
“I am excited about the opportunities ahead for the CVCA and I am honoured to be asked to lead the association through the next phase of its evolution. I also know that I inherit an organization that has made great strides for the venture capital and private equity industry in Canada and I look forward to building upon that momentum,” said Woollatt.