Partner, Venture Fund

Derek joined EdgeStone as Partner in February 2004. Prior to joining EdgeStone he was President and CEO of Bridgewater Systems Corporation. Before joining Bridgewater Systems, he held the position of COO at Ironside Technologies, where he was responsible for the overall direction of global business development, marketing, sales operations and product development. As COO, Derek grew the business from start-up phase to a multi-national organization, and a team of 14 to 240, while raising $72M in private equity. Previously, he held a number of positions with Bay Networks Canada and Radius Inc.

Derek serves on the Board of Directors of CiRBA, pVelocity, RedMere Technology and Shoplogix. Past EdgeStone portfolio companies with which Derek was involved include Decision Dynamics (TSX-V:DDY), Maximum Throughput and RSS Solutions (sold to Visiprise). He holds a B.A. (Commerce and Economics), University of Toronto and completed the Enterprise Program for Growing Companies (EPGC), Stanford University.