BLACK HISTORY MONTH LEADERSHIP SERIES
The Intersections of Entrepreneurship & Mental Health in Canada - Panel

Black History Month Legacy Leadership Series. This dynamic series will amplify the work of remarkable leaders & Elders in our community and center themes that are relevant and responsive to our communities.

Craig Wellington - Executive Director of the Black Opportunity Fund
Jamaica-born community organizer Craig Wellington has been appointed executive director of Black Opportunity Fund (BOF), a partnership comprising "businesses, philanthropists, foundations and the Black community."

Wellington is a member of the Mississauga Mayor's Black Caucus, and an advisory board member of the Black Community Action Network (BAN) of Peel Region. He is also a former member of the Toronto Chief of Police's Black Community Consultative Committee, a member of the Black Community Housing Advisory Table (BCHAT), and sits on the EDI Advisory Council of the University of Calgary-led 'One Child Every Child' child health research initiative.

Lise Birikundavyi - Managing Partner of BKR capital
Lise Birikundavyi is the co-founder and managing partner for BKR Capital, the first institutional, black-led VC fund in Canada. Lise is an innovative finance specialist who has worked with several international institutions and acts as guest lecturer for prestigious organization, including Oxford University and the International Olympic Committee Accelerator managed by the Yunus Sports Hub. She began her career in the hedge fund industry in Montreal and her interest in mixing attractive financial returns with long term societal impact is what inspired her to transition to the impact finance sector. She has experience across the investment spectrum: from funds of funds and VCs, to being the transition CEO of a tech start-up. Lise is a CFA charterholder; she also holds an MBA from the Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance/ Shanghai JiaoTong University, where she wrote her thesis on impact investing, and a trilingual BBA from HEC Montreal. Lise is fluent in French, English and Spanish, and has a conversational level of Mandarin. She is a firm believer in using the forces of capital markets as a basis for more inclusive wealth creation and sustainable poverty alleviation.

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