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Jerome Nycz

Executive Vice President, BDC Capital at BDC

Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area

Overview 

Jerome Nycz is a Senior Finance Executive with a background in Investment, Corporate Strategy, and Enterprise Risk Management. He currently serves as the Executive Vice President at BDC Capital and has held various leadership roles at organizations like Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Finance Canada. Notable highlights of his career include leading corporate planning, venture capital investments in companies like Tulip Retail and being involved in economic analysis and policy development.

Work Experience 

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BDC

  • Executive Vice President, BDC Capital

    2013 - Current

    • Develop and operationalize financing strategies through venture and growth capital (portfolio under management of $7 billion) • Operationalize the Government of Canada’s two venture capital programs: the Venture Capital Action Plan (VCAP) and the Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative (VCCI) • Develop and implement a $200 million investment fund to support women entrepreneurs in technology

  • Senior Vice President, Strategy and Enterprise Risk Management

    2010 - 2013

    • Acted as Interim Executive Vice President, BDC Capital (2011) • Established the Economics department • Managed government relations • Developed and implemented a strategy for supporting Canadian companies through the financial crisis • Led the strategic review of venture capital operations, including its revitalization and restructuring and oversaw its implementation • Managed a team of more than 80 employees specialized in growth financing

  • Vice President, Strategy & Enterprise Risk Management

    2006 - 2010

    • Developed and implemented BDC’s enterprise risk management framework • Led the 2009 legislative review and guided the creation of a new long-term vision for BDC’s role in the Canadian entrepreneurship ecosystem. • Led the strategic review of BDC’s Subordinate Financing’s operations

  • Director Corporate Planning

    2002 - 2006

    • Was responsible for strategy, corporate planning and shareholder relations

IS

Innovation, Science and Economic Development / Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique

  • Senior Advisor – Parliamentary Relations, Office of the Corporate Secretary

    2001 - 2002

    • Managed parliamentary relations between various departments and committees in order to advance the department’s legislative agenda • Developed the department’s legislative strategy • Carried out research and consultation on key issues

  • Senior Economist, Services Industry Branch

    1999 - 2001

FC

Finance Canada / Finances Canada

  • Economist-Financial Markets Division

    1998 - 1999

ED

Export Development Canada | Exportation et développement Canada - EDC

  • Economist

    1997 - 1998

FC

Finance Canada / Finances Canada

  • International Trade Policy Analyst

    1996 - 1997

GA

Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada

  • Investment Commercial Officer, Canadian Consulate in Boston

    1995 - 1996

Canadian Technology Accelerator San Francisco assists companies in expanding their business in a global hub for the life sciences sector.

international.gc.ca
Do

Department of National Defence

  • Commercial Officer, International Trade and Industry Programs

    1994 - 1995

  • Financial Analyst, Directorate of Strategic Financial Planning

    1993 - 1994

Education 

Investments 

e-Zinc

Seed

Total funding: $61M

MarineLabs

Seed

Total funding: $3M

Notch

Series A

Total funding: $30M

Tulip Retail

Series Unknown

Total funding: $79M

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