G. Scott Paterson, 57, is a well-known investor focused on technology and media.
Mr Paterson was a Top 40 Under 40, has been a TedTalk speaker, had a chapter dedicated to him in Peter C Newman’s #1 best seller: Titans, was profiled in Time Magazine as ‘One of Canada’s 21st Century Leaders’, was profiled in Newsweek as ‘One of 17 People to Watch Globally’, was awarded Western University’s top Alumni Purple & White Award and has been a keynote speaker on behalf of countless organizations including Mastercard, EY Entrepreneur of the Year and the National Angel Capital Organization.
Mr. Paterson has served as a Trustee of the Art Gallery of Ontario, obtained his ICD.d designation as a graduate of the Institute of Corporate Director’s at Rotman School of Management and earned a Certificate in Entertainment Law from Osgoode Hall Law School. In the media space, Mr. Paterson was the second investor in Lionsgate Entertainment (NYSE:LGF.A) when the company was founded in 1997. He served as a Board member for 21 years including as Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee for 15 years and today serves as a Director of Lions Gate Entertainment Canada Corp.
In the financial services arena, Mr. Paterson built Yorkton Securities, initially as Executive VP then as Chair & CEO, into Canada’s leading technology & media investment bank. Under his leadership, revenue grew from $15 million in his first year to $244 million five years later. During Mr. Paterson’s tenure, Yorkton was consistently ranked by Brendan Wood International as the #1 Canadian technology investment bank in respect to number of lead underwritings, quality of research and market share of trading, while raising over $3 billion as lead underwriter and over $9 billion as co-managing underwriter.
Mr. Paterson has also served as Chair of the Board of the Toronto Venture Stock Exchange, Vice Chair of the Toronto Stock Exchange, a Governor of the Investment Dealers Association, a Director of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund, a Director of the Canadian Securities Institute and a Director of the Canadian Securities Advisory Council. In 2004, Mr Paterson was recruited to join newly formed Symbility Solutions, a SaaS platform utilized by insurance companies to optimally process property claims, where he served as Board Chair for 14 years. Symbility was listed on the Toronto Venture Exchange when it was sold to Corelogic (NYSE:CLGX) in 2018 for $162 million.
