Mike is head of Northleaf's private equity program and a member of the Private Equity and Private Credit Investment Committees. Mike oversees all aspects of Northleaf’s private equity investment activities, including the origination, evaluation and monitoring of secondary, direct and primary fund investments globally. In addition, he is involved in Northleaf’s investor relations and business development activities.
Prior to joining Northleaf’s predecessor, TD Capital, in 2001, Mike worked at Harrowston Inc., a publicly traded buyout group, where he was involved in building two of its platform companies, as well as assessing and investing in a number of new investment initiatives. Previously, Mike worked at Royal Bank Capital Partners, the private equity division of the Royal Bank of Canada.
Mike received a B.A. from Queen’s University, an M.Sc. from Indiana University and an M.B.A. from the Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario.