A Team Forged at the Frontlines of Business and Special Operations
We have a deep understanding of business and end-user requirements, honed through years of experience in tech, special operations, intelligence, law, and policy.
Founder & CEO, General Partner
Ex-JTF2 Squadron Commander - Canadian venture capitalist - Accomplished investor - Adventurer - Father - Skydiving world record holder.
Glenn R. Cowan
General Partner
German-born Canadian entrepreneur - Investor - Photographer - Poker player - Music composer - Co-founded Shopify in 2004.
Daniel Weinand
Chief Financial Officer
CPA - CA - 30+ years experience in public accounting - Current principal at Ascentrack - Previously CFO at SkyWave.
Ani Tourian
Chief Operating Officer
Lawyer - Reserve legal officer in the Canadian Forces - LL.M. in lethal autonomous weapons systems - Returning lecturer at Carleton University.
Michael M. Smith
Marketing Lead, Operations Manager
Business marketer - Expert in communications and design - Decade+ experience in filmmaking and cinematography - Photographer.
Jeremy Constantineau
Senior Technical & Tactical Advisor
Retd. US Special Operations Sergeant Major - National Security, Intelligence, & capability development specialist - Venture Capitalist
Davin Michaelis
Strategic Advisor
Former Chief of Defence Staff (05’-08’) - Canadian Armed Forces
General (Retd) Rick Hillier
Strategic Advisor
Former Minister of National Defence (07’-13’), Minister of Foreign Affairs (06’-07’), Minister of Justice and Attorney General (13’-15’) - Former leader of PC Party of Canada (03’) - Founder of Halifax International Security Forum
Peter MacKay
Venture Partners & Fund Advisors
Venture Partner
Coreen Bouchard
Mike Janke
Fund Advisor
Fund Advisor
Greg Fewer
Rick Nathan
Fund Advisor
In memory of
“Grandad” 1920 - 2017
Grandad served in the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery and saw action in 1943 in Sicily, Ortona and Monte Cassino. An old-school value investor, entrepreneur, and company founder, Grandad’s business mentorship was a huge part of the ONE9 story.