Stephen Johnston
Stephen has over 16 years experience as a fund manager from both the private equity and debt markets perspectives. Stephen was the head of the private equity team at Societe Generale Asset Management - Emerging Markets UK. In this capacity he was responsible for the private equity allocation of closed-end funds covering the Baltics, Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East with USD$ 285 million under management. Stephen also worked as a banker for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on the Telecommunications and Media Team, providing debt and equity financing to companies based in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
He was a principal of a £12 million early stage technology fund based in London, UK, and investing in European based start-ups. Stephen also worked for AT Kearney, a global consulting firm based in London, UK, as a strategy consultant implementing trading risk management systems for Swedish investment banking clients and at Baring Brothers UK, as a banker in the structured finance department.
Stephen began his career in the Calgary office of Milner Fenerty, Barristers & Solicitors, as a corporate lawyer. Since returning to Calgary in 2003, Stephen has been a founder of several businesses including a national media company and a Saskatchewan based oil & gas company.
Stephen has a BSc. (Honours in Biology) (1987) and a LLB from the University of Alberta (1990) and a MBA (1994) from the London Business School.
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