Benjamin Bergen, longtime president and CEO of the Council of Canadian Innovators, will become the next chief executive of the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association on January 5. Bergen, who helped CCI become a dominant policy voice for Canada’s 175 scaleups, said the move reflects a desire to focus on the investor ecosystem amid shrinking early-stage pipelines and renewed capital shortages.
CVCA, which has been without a leader since May, represents more than 350 VC and private equity firms. Bergen will craft the association’s next three-year strategy as Canada confronts economic headwinds and declining investment activity.
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