Network origin in Brian Glenn Purdy first degree
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Queen's University
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 303 |
University of Calgary
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 141 |
National Bank Financial, Inc. (Broker)
 National Bank Financial, Inc. (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance National Bank Financial, Inc. (Broker) (NBF-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of National Bank Financial, Inc., a Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Quebec. The firm was founded in 1902 and is a direct subsidiary of National Bank Acquisition Holding, Inc., ultimately owned by National Bank of Canada (TSX: NA). NBF-Broker provides retail advisory and brokerage services with institutional brokerage, investment banking, corporate finance and securities clearing services for third parties. The firm has a substantial presence in all regions of Canada, as well as operations in the US and Europe.
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| Operating Division | Investment Banks/Brokers | 70 |
Nortel Networks, Inc.
 Nortel Networks, Inc. Major TelecommunicationsCommunications Nortel Networks, Inc. provides digital network solutions and services. It offers end-to-end broadband, voice over Internet Protocol, multimedia services and applications, and wireless broadband technology solutions. The company is headquartered in Nashville, TN.
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| Subsidiary | Major Telecommunications | 27 |
PI Financial Corp.
 PI Financial Corp. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Ventum Financial Corp. is a full-service Investment Dealer headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The firm was founded by Max Meier and John Eymann in 1982 as Pacific International Securities, Inc. They became PI Financial Corp. (PI) in 2007 and changed their name to Ventum Financial Corp. in 2024 as part of the process of amalgamation between PI and Echelon Wealth Partners, Inc., previously announced in March 2023. Ventum Financial provides expertise across a variety of growth sectors and delivers a full range of capital markets services, which include equity research, investment banking, advisory, and institutional sales and trading to mid-market corporate clients in Canada. They prioritize minimal market impact during superior trade execution.
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| Subsidiary | Investment Banks/Brokers | 14 |
Acumen Capital Finance Partners Ltd.
 Acumen Capital Finance Partners Ltd. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1995, Acumen Capital Finance Partners Ltd. is an independent boutique investment dealer headquartered in Calgary. The firm is a Participating Organization of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), a Member Firm of the TSX Venture Exchange, a Member Firm of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and a Member in the Canadian Investor Protection Fund. Acumen's research efforts focus on small-cap companies Canadian and US companies.
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| Private Company | Investment Banks/Brokers | 8 |
GMP FirstEnergy
 GMP FirstEnergy Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1993, GMP FirstEnergy is an energy-focused investment dealer based in Calgary, Alberta. The firm is a subsidiary of GMP Capital, Inc. (GMP: Toronto). They provide research, financing and advisory services as well as trading the shares of both public and private corporations participating in the Canadian energy sector. They primarily focus on oil and gas sectors. Their definition of energy includes energy exploration, production and transportation as well as electricity generation, energy technologies and income trusts.
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| Extinct | Investment Banks/Brokers | 7 |
Global Hunter Securities LLC (Canada)
 Global Hunter Securities LLC (Canada) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Global Hunter Securities LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. The firm is a subsidiary of Glacier Partners Corp. Global Hunter Securities employs a disciplined quantitative and qualitative research approach. They focus on small-cap companies with unique value and above average growth primarily in the following sectors: consumer, energy, healthcare, industrial services and technology.
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| Extinct | Investment Banks/Brokers | 3 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
Multi-company connection
Companies connected to Brian Glenn Purdy via their personal network
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|---|---|---|---|
CIBC Asset Management, Inc.
 CIBC Asset Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance CIBC Asset Management, Inc. (CIBC AM) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1972 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE, TSE: CM), a publicly traded Canadian chartered bank. CIBC AM manages assets on behalf of institutional, high-net-worth clients and underlying investors in their retail sponsored products. | Investment Managers | Portfolio Manager-Equities Director of Research - Equity | |
Ovintiv Canada ULC
 Ovintiv Canada ULC Integrated OilEnergy Minerals Ovintiv Canada ULC engages in the production of natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids. It operates through the following segments: Canadian Operations, USA Operations and Market Optimization. The Canadian Operations segment includes the exploration for, development of and production of natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids and other related activities within Canada. The USA Operations segment involves in the exploration, development and production of natural gas, oil, and natural gas liquids and other related activities within the U.S. The Market Optimization segment is responsible for the sale of the company's proprietary production to third party customers and the associated netback price. The company was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. | Integrated Oil | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| METALQUEST MINING INC. | Precious Metals | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| NEW AGE METALS INC. | Other Metals/Minerals | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| NEVSUN RESOURCES | Other Metals/Minerals | Public Communications Contact Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | |
BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Canada)
 BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Canada) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Canada) (BMO Capital Markets-Canada) is the Canadian brokerage arm of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service financial services provider in the US. The firm was founded in 1817 and is a subsidiary of BMO Asset Management, Inc., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. Headquartered in Toronto, BMO Capital Markets-Canada provides full-service, institutional brokerage services to corporate, institutional and government clients around the world. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Trading-Equity | |
| VICTORIA GOLD CORP. | Precious Metals | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Scotia Capital, Inc.
 Scotia Capital, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1939, Scotia Capital, Inc. is a full-service financial services firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of the Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS) Their global operations are divided into two primary business units: (1) global corporate and investment banking and (2) global capital markets. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| Rotman School of Management | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Masters Business Admin | |
1832 Asset Management LP
 1832 Asset Management LP Investment ManagersFinance 1832 Asset Management LP (1832 AM) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm does business as Scotia Global Asset Management and is a subsidiary of Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE, TSX: BNS). In 2013, another BNS subsidiary, GCIC Ltd. underwent an internal consolidation and transferred its asset management business to 1832 AM. In 2008, through a reorganization by the Bank of Nova Scotia, Scotia Asset Management came to encompass the Scotia Funds, the asset management programs that had been run by the bank's brokerage arm Scotia McLeod and Scotia Cassels Investment Counsel Ltd. 1832 AM offers a broad range of investment solutions to meet the diverse needs of clients across all levels of wealth in Canada and around the world. | Investment Managers | Portfolio Manager-Fixed Income Portfolio Manager-Equities | |
Scotia Capital, Inc. (Broker)
 Scotia Capital, Inc. (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Scotia Capital, Inc. (Broker) (Scotia Capital-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Scotia Capital, Inc., a full-service financial services firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm is owned by The Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE, TSE: BNS). Scotia Capital-Broker delivers a broad range of electronic trading products such as high-touch, low-latency, market access and a broad algorithmic trading suite for a wide range of clients globally. They publish monthly indexes to help investors track the performance of Canadian Hedge Funds and Alternative Mutual Funds. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity | |
TD Securities, Inc.
 TD Securities, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance TD Securities, Inc. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of The Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE, TSE: TD). TD Securities provides a wide range of capital market products and services to corporate, government and institutional clients. Their services also include the underwriting and distribution of new debt and equity issues, providing advice on strategic acquisitions and divestitures and executing daily trading and investment needs. The firm’s equity group provides research coverage of various sectors. Their fixed-income group provides a full range of underwriting sales and trading products for Canadian, US and European debt issuers and investors. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Analyst-Equity | |
RBC Dominion Securities, Inc.
 RBC Dominion Securities, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance RBC Dominion Securities, Inc. (RBCDS) is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1901 and is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). RBCDS provides a full spectrum of brokerage services to retail and corporate clients. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity | |
Deutsche Bank (Canada Branch)
 Deutsche Bank (Canada Branch) Regional BanksFinance Deutsche Bank (Canada Branch) provides commercial and corporate banking services. It provides inventory and wholesale finance as well as asset based lending to small and medium sized businesses. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Regional Banks | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
 Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP provides legal advisory services. Its areas of practice include mergers and acquisitions, alternative dispute resolution, aviation, communications, competition, construction, and e-commerce law. The firm offers legal advisory services in areas such as pension and employee benefits, products liability, restructuring and insolvency, sports, taxation, structured finance, outsourcing, and securities law. The company was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
UBS Securities Canada, Inc.
 UBS Securities Canada, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance UBS Securities Canada, Inc. is a Canadian investment bank and securities firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of UBS Holding Canada Ltd. and their ultimate parent is UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) in US. UBS Securities Canada provides execution services for their clients' orders. They consider factors such as price, size of the order, the potential for price improvement, the speed of execution, the certainty of execution, trading characteristics of the security, and the overall cost of the transaction when costs are passed on to clients. In addition, prevailing market conditions are taken into consideration when manually handling a client order, such as the direction of the market for the security, the depth of the posted market, the last sale price and volumes of previous trades, the size of the spread, and the liquidity of the security. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity | |
| McGill University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
| York University | College/University | Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
| Dalhousie University | College/University | Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
| University of Ottawa | College/University | Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of Toronto | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Corporate Officer/Principal Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of Western Ontario | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| McMaster University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| INSEAD | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| University of Montréal | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
Laurentian Bank Securities, Inc.
 Laurentian Bank Securities, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Laurentian Bank Securities is an independent broker/dealer located in Montreal. They are a subsidiary of Laurentian Bank of Canada (TOR:LB). The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Corporate Officer/Principal | |
The Canadian Bar Association
 The Canadian Bar Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Canadian Bar Association operates as a professional organization. The non-profit company is based in Ottawa, Canada. and has subsidiaries in Canada. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum
 The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum (CIM) is a not-for-profit technical society of professionals in the Canadian minerals, metals, materials, and energy industries. CIM is based in Westmount, Canada, and has subsidiaries in Canada. CIM provides a wealth of benefits to its members, including building industry knowledge, enhancing professional profiles, and raising Canadian company visibility. The institute offers a range of services, including professional development, distinguished lecturer programs, and awards. The private company was founded by Patrick B. Carlson, and the CEO is Angela Hamlyn. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Ontario Bar Association
 Ontario Bar Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ontario Bar Association operates as the voice of Canada’s legal profession. The firm represents lawyers, judges, notaries, law teachers and law students from across the province. It specializes in advocacy, practice area sanctions, professional development programs, and law reform and law amendment. The company was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
AERIC, Inc.
 AERIC, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance AERIC, Inc., dba The Conference Board of Canada, is an independent, not-for-profit applied research organization headquartered in Ottawa, Saskatchewan. The Board helps build leadership capacity for a better Canada by creating and sharing insights on economic trends, public policy issues, and organizational performance. They forge relationships and deliver knowledge through their learning events, networks, research products, and customized information services. Their members include a broad range of Canadian organizations from the public and private sectors. The Conference Board of Canada was formed in 1954, and is affiliated with The Conference Board, Inc. that serves some 3,000 companies in 67 nations. | Investment Managers | Economist Analyst-Equity | |
| Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of BC | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | ||
Law Society of Alberta
 Law Society of Alberta Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Law Society of Alberta regulates the legal profession in the public interest by promoting and enforcing a high standard of professional and ethical conduct by Alberta lawyers. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Canadian Association of Petroleum Landmen
 Canadian Association of Petroleum Landmen Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Canadian Association of Petroleum Landmen operates as a non-profit voluntary professional association for landmen. It offers Education, Course Calendar, Energy in Action, Volunteer Opportunities and Employment Resources. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Private Investments
 Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Private Investments Investment ManagersFinance Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Private Investments is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, founded in 1966. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor | |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| Richard Ivey School of Business | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
Labatt Breweries of Canada LP
 Labatt Breweries of Canada LP Beverages: AlcoholicConsumer Non-Durables Labatt Breweries of Canada LP manufactures and distributes beer and other beverage products. It offers ice-brewed, malt-based, alcoholic lemonade, and low-calorie beers. The firm serves markets in Prairies, Ontario, Qu?bec, and Atlantic. The company was founded by John Kinder Labatt in 1847 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Beverages: Alcoholic | General Counsel President | |
| LIFESTYLE GLOBAL BRANDS LIMITED | Precious Metals | Director/Board Member | |
| EQUBE GAMING LIMITED | Casinos/Gaming | Director/Board Member | |
| Western Law School | College/University | Graduate Degree |
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| Canada | 43 |
| Hong Kong | 4 |
| France | 3 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
| United States | 2 |
Sectoral
| Finance | 20 |
| Consumer Services | 16 |
| Commercial Services | 8 |
| Non-Energy Minerals | 6 |
| Energy Minerals | 2 |
Operational
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 183 |
| Director/Board Member | 163 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 91 |
| Analyst-Equity | 44 |
| Independent Dir/Board Member | 39 |
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| Robb McNaughton | 23 |
| Jack M. Mintz | 22 |
| Avik Dey | 22 |
| David Fuller | 22 |
| Hugh Agro | 20 |
| Doug Corbett | 17 |
| Judith Baker | 17 |
| Marc Leduc | 17 |
| Charles S. Walker | 13 |
| Martine Vice Holter | 13 |
| Antony Besso | 13 |
| Kwok Yuen Chan | 11 |
| Byron Sproule | 11 |
| Geoffrey Farr | 11 |
| Sheila Colman | 11 |
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