Location: |
Toronto |
Appointed: |
April 1, 2017 |
Term Expires: |
March 31, 2024 |
Ian Bandeen is a financial consultant specializing in capital markets. He is currently Chairman of the Advisory Board, Select Vantage Inc., one of the world’s largest equity trading firms.
A Founding Director in 2002 of the National Angel Capital Organization (NACO), he is currently their Chair Emeritus. In 2001, he was the co-founding Chairman of CNSX Markets Inc., operator of both the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) as well as Pure Trading, serving as their CEO from 2005 until 2011. Prior to this, Ian co-founded the Canadian Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities markets in 1986 and 1990 respectively. He retired in November 1999 from his role as Managing Director & Global Head of Securitization and Structured Finance at BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.
From 1996 to 2005 Ian was a Director at the Robarts Research Institute, serving as Chairman of their Business Development Committee and oversaw their various commercialization initiatives. A past Director of the Toronto International Film Festival Group from 2001 to 2013, he was a member of the Advisory Board for the Faculty of Law at McGill University and currently sits on the Hot Docs Board Finance Committee. Ian also became a Director of the Art of Time Ensemble in 2013 and is a Founding Director of the Myseum of Toronto. In addition to an Honours BA (Economics) from Queen’s University, Ian has earned an L.L.B. and a B.C.L. from McGill University.