David Levi is the President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of GrowthWorks
Ltd. and its affiliates. Under his leadership he has grown assets under
management to approximately $1 billion, including $700 million in retail venture
capital funds for GrowthWorks, Canada’s leader in venture capital investing
space. In January 1992 David started the Working Opportunity Fund, BC’s original
labour-sponsored investment fund, which has grown to $270 million in assets. The
fund has invested over $530 million in more than 120 growth-oriented,
entrepreneurial BC companies. GrowthWorks was founded by David in 1998 and has
quickly grown to be a leading venture capital fund manager, having seven offices
and six venture capital funds under management which have made investments in
over 200 companies across the country. In 2009, GrowthWorks acquired the manager
of the Mavrix group of mutual funds. GrowthWorks managed funds is also one of
the largest venture capital investor in “green technology” companies in Canada.
In addition to his entrepreneurship and strategic leadership, David has over 13
years of investment management experience and an in-depth knowledge of the
brokerage community, having previously been chair of VanCity Credit Union and
Vice-President of Broker Services at C.M. Oliver. David has provided strategic
direction to many portfolio companies and currently serves on the board of
Avcorp Industries. He also chairs Verite, an independent, non-profit social
auditing and research organization and is involved in a number of community
organizations.
