John Francis

Founding Partner, CDL-Toronto | Managing Director, Fraser Kearney Capital

John Francis is the managing director of Fraser Kearney Capital Corp., his family office. Prior to this position, John was president and CEO of Trader Media Corporation, a business he built and scaled over 17 years to an exit to a public strategic. He serves on the advisory board of Altas Partners, and is a director of OTI Lumionics and NONO Inc. John manages an active and growing seed portfolio comprised largely of CDL companies. He was a founding fellow of the CDL and continues to support their efforts. John chairs the investment committee for the Rideau Hall Foundation and is a long-serving director and past chair of the SickKids Foundation board.