| University of Western Ontario, BA |
Wally runs EnerTech Capital Canada having come to the firm from the Royal Bank of Canada (“RBC”). Wally’s specific areas of interest and responsibility include opportunities in alternative fuels and storage, power quality and conversion, power electronics, advanced materials, motor controls, automation and sensors.
During Wally’s years with RBC, he was a Managing Director of the bank’s private equity fund, RBC Capital Partners (“RBCCP”), responsible for the Energy Technology and Advanced Technology Fund within the $1.2 billion venture portfolio of RBCCP. Prior to that he was in RBC’s investment banking division.
In 1996, Wally was appointed by the Lieutenant Governor and Minister of Health to the Ontario College of Pharmacists and was elected as Chairman of the finance committee in 1998. In addition, Wally was producer and host of the weekly financial television show “Money Week” which featured over 200 guest interviews from a number of well-known Canadian and U.S money managers over a 14 year period. Wally also sits as a director of the Golden Horseshoe Venture Group.
Wally received a BA from the University of Western Ontario and has completed a number of securities-related courses and programs including the Canadian Securities Institute (CSC program) and Canadian Investment Finance (CIF I, II &III).