John Ruffolo Chief Executive Officer, OMERS Ventures

Mr. Ruffolo is the Chief Executive Officer of OMERS Ventures, the venture arm of OMERS, one of Canada’s leading pension funds.  OMERS Ventures invests in early to late stage companies in the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications sectors.  In addition, he is also the Executive Managing Director with OMERS Strategic Investments, the innovation investing arm of OMERS.

Mr. Ruffolo serves as a board member of both Hootsuite and D2L (Desire2Learn).  In addition, he is Chairman of both OMERS Energy and MMM Group.  He also serves as a board member of OneEleven and Communitech, respectively, both leading innovation hubs in Canada.  John is the Vice Chair of the David Suzuki Foundation and is a board member of Canadians for Clean Prosperity and The Next Big Thing Foundation. He is a member of the Toronto chapter of the Young Presidents’ Organization.

Prior to joining OMERS Ventures, Mr. Ruffolo was a Partner at Deloitte, as well as the Global Thought Leader, the Global Tax Leader and the Canadian Industry Leader for Deloitte’s Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) practice. He was also a member of the firm’s Tax and TMT Global Leadership teams and a member of Deloitte’s Board of Directors.

A chartered accountant, Mr. Ruffolo was formerly a partner with Arthur Andersen LLP and has also spent time as an instructor for both the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and York University’s Schulich School of Business, from which he holds a Bachelor of Business Administration.