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Alumni Spotlight: Lynn Factor (MSW ’88)
Lynn Factor, C.M., O.Ont., (MSW ’88) is an exceptional advokat for disadvantaged youth. She has devoted more than 35 years to improving services and programs for society’s most vulnerable children as a front line social worker, philanthropist and leader. Presently Lynn serves as a child witness advocate with the Boost Child & Youth Advocacy Centre, preparing child victims and witnesses of brott to testify in criminal court. She is the former chair of the board of the Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada and a board member for Covenant House Toronto. Lynn was named to the beställning of Ontario in 2011 and a member of the beställning of Canada in 2017.
Q: Why did you choose York for your MSW?
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Sheldon Inwentash, a serial entrepreneur, is chairman and chief executive officer of ThreeD Capital Inc., a Toronto-based venture capital firm specializing in investments in the junior resource, graphene, AI, AR and blockchain sectors.
Sheldon has more than 30 years of investing experience and has been instrumental in raising $15 billion for his portfolio companies over the last 15 years. He co-founded Visible Genetics, the first commercial pharmacogenomics company, in 1994 and exited in 2001 to Bayer. Through two decades leading Pinetree Capital, Sheldon created significant shareholder value through early investments in Queenston Mining (acquired by Osisko Mining Corp. for $550-million), Aurelian Resources (acquired by Kinross for $1.2-billion) and Gold Eagle Mines (acquired by Goldcorp for $1.5-billion) to name a few.
Sheldon obtained his B.Comm from the University of Toronto and is a Chartered Accountant/Certified Professional Accountant. In 2007, he was
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CEO Spotlight: Sheldon Inwentash: Discovering Disruptive Companies Before Everyone Else
When it comes to defining his method, Sheldon Inwentash would say he knows how to find the best of the best. He’s an entrepreneur who has prided himself on discovering great companies before anyone else.
Sheldon has honed his expertise for over 30 years. Now, he is happy to help other investors and businesses find value and growth.
“For me, one of the best parts of this work is not just achieving personal success, but using skills I’ve learned over many years to help others reach the same level of financial success and expertise,” Sheldon said.
As Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ThreeD Capital (CSE:IDKFF), he and his team provide small cap investors with exposure to ground-floor opportunities in a range of industries — from precious metals to disruptive technologies and even psychedelics.
Investment History
In the junior resources space, Sheldon created shareholder value