Network origin in John Chu first degree
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Research Capital Corp. (Old)
 Research Capital Corp. (Old) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1989, Research Capital Corp. is a broker/dealer located in Toronto with additional offices in Calgary and Vancouver. The firm focuses on small- to mid-cap growth companies and growth investors. They provide services to private clients, institutional investors and corporations. Their research coverage ranges from technology to natural resources. Research Capital Corp is a member of the CIPF.
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| Extinct | Investment Banks/Brokers | 84 |
Richard Ivey School of Business
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 74 |
Desjardins Securities, Inc.
 Desjardins Securities, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Desjardins Securities, Inc. is the broker/dealer arm of the Desjardins Holding Financier, Inc., ultimately held by Le Mouvement des caisses Desjardins in Canada. Founded in 1991, the firm is headquartered in Montréal and has an additional office in Toronto. Desjardins Securities offers businesses and institutions with a complete range of securities brokerage products and services through its investment advisors and its Disnat Online Brokerage division. The firm is an approved participant on the Montreal Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange, as well as a participating member of the TSX Venture Exchange. In addition, Desjardins Securities is a member of both the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF).
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| Subsidiary | Investment Banks/Brokers | 70 |
Research Capital Corp.
 Research Capital Corp. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Research Capital Corp. is an independent, fully integrated national investment dealer headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded in 2010 as Mackie Research Capital Corp. until 2021. Research Capital offers a complete range of capital markets and wealth management services to private clients, institutions and growth companies with offices across Canada.
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| Private Company | Investment Banks/Brokers | 46 |
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.
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| Operating Division | Investment Banks/Brokers | 21 |
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.
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| Subsidiary | Investment Banks/Brokers | 12 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
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Companies connected to John Chu via their personal network
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The California Public Employees Retirement System
 The California Public Employees Retirement System Investment ManagersFinance The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is a state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1932, the firm has long been at the forefront of shareholder activism in the US. CalPERS provides retirement and health benefit services to private individuals and employers, specifically active, inactive and retired employees of California state and local public agencies. They routinely put pressure on companies to achieve better corporate performance corporate governance. | Investment Managers | Chief Investment Officer | |
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board Investment ManagersFinance The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (OTPPB) is the Province of Ontario’s pension fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Founded in 1990, OTPPB administers a defined benefit pension plan to active and retired teachers in Ontario. The firm manages investment portfolio for the benefit of present and future plan members and their survivors. OTPPB is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). | Investment Managers | Director/Board Member | |
Cormark Securities, Inc.
 Cormark Securities, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Cormark Securities Inc. (Cormark) is an independent investment dealer headquartered in Toronto, Canada with additional office in Calgary. The firm was founded in 1981 as Sprott Securities, Inc. Cormark Securities provides execution and comprehensive coverage of Canadian listed companies to domestic and international institutional investors. They focus on Canadian-listed, mid-cap and emerging growth companies. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity | |
Merrill Lynch Canada, Inc.
 Merrill Lynch Canada, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Merrill Lynch Canada, Inc. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. They are a subsidiary of Midland Walwyn, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm offers brokerage and investment banking services as well as commercial lending, global high-yield debt, global equity, and M&A services to institutional and retail clients. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Corporate Officer/Principal Analyst-Equity Institutional Sales | |
Citigroup Finance Canada ULC
 Citigroup Finance Canada ULC Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Citigroup Finance Canada ULC provides consumer lending, leasing and other financial services. It is engaged in commercial and consumer financing activities. The company is headquartered at Toronto, Canada. | Finance/Rental/Leasing | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Alliance Laundry Holdings LLC
 Alliance Laundry Holdings LLC Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Alliance Laundry Holdings LLC designs, manufactures and markets commercial laundry equipment used in laundromats, multi-housing laundries, and on premise laundries. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Ripon, WI. | Industrial Machinery | Director/Board Member | |
| INTACT GOLD CORP. | Precious Metals | Chief Executive Officer Director of Finance/CFO Director of Finance/CFO | |
ATB Capital Markets, Inc.
 ATB Capital Markets, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 2010 by George Gosbee, AltaCorp Capital Inc. is an institutional financial advisory and brokerage firm headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The firm offers a full spectrum of value-added financial and advisory services to corporations in across various stages of development. Their products and services include corporate mergers and acquisition advisory, equity financings, asset acquisitions and divestitures advisory, institutional sales and trading and institutional equity research. AltaCorp Capital focuses on key drivers of the Western Canadian economy that are global in scope including energy, agri-industry and diversified industries, with overlap into interdependent subsectors. The firm's research includes macro analysis, theme pieces, daily notes, corporate reviews, quarterly and annual overviews and other relevant market/sector issues. AltaCorp Capital's Institutional Sales and Trading team has expertise in both national and global trading markets and are fully integrated within an expansive network of long-standing relationships with institutional clients. They offer execution in trading securities and relevant and timely placing of new offers/issues. The firm also offers execution in institutional block trading and an industry leading technical platform. AltaCorp maintains a strategic relationship with ATB Financial, a full-service financial institution headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Director of Research - Equity Trading-Equity Analyst-Equity President | |
Foyston, Gordon & Payne, Inc.
 Foyston, Gordon & Payne, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Foyston, Gordon & Payne, Inc. (FGP) is a Canadian wealth management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1980 and is jointly owned by their management and AMG Canada Corp., an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG) in the US. FGP provides value-oriented portfolio management to organizations and high net-worth individuals. | Investment Managers | Chief Executive Officer Trading-Equity | |
CIBC World Markets, Inc.
 CIBC World Markets, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance CIBC World Markets, Inc. is a full-service Canadian brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1961 and is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE, NYSE: CM). CIBC World Markets provides alternative investment managers with premier prime brokerage that brings together trade execution, reporting, research and capital introduction with a view to enhancing efficiencies and profitability. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Corporate Officer/Principal Economist | |
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. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity 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 | Analyst-Equity Corporate Officer/Principal Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity | |
Paradigm Capital, Inc.
 Paradigm Capital, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1999, Paradigm Capital, Inc. is an independent, institutional investment dealer headquartered in Toronto with an additional office in Calgary. They offer sector-based research, a strong distribution platform and select investment banking mandates. The firm focuses their research, distribution and investment banking efforts on several areas in the Canadian equity markets: growth, mining, energy and energy services. Paradigm is a member of the CIPF. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Institutional Sales Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity | |
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 | Trading-Equity Analyst-Equity | |
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| York University | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
| Queen's University | College/University | Graduate Degree Doctorate Degree Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Brigham Young University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree | |
| Dalhousie University | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of Alberta | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of British Columbia | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of Ottawa | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of Toronto | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree | |
| University of Western Ontario | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| McMaster University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of Calgary | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Saint Mary's University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Carleton University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of Sherbrooke | College/University | Graduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| HEC Montréal | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd.
 Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 2007, Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. is a broker located in Toronto with additional offices located in Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary. They are a subsidiary of Macquarie Capital Markets North America Ltd. and their ultimate parent is Macquarie Group Ltd. (OTC: MQBKF.PK). Macquarie Capital Markets Canada follows the following sectors: mining, energy, utilities, infrastructure, consumer, technology, financials and real estate. The firm focuses primarily on Canadian-based stocks. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity | |
Youth Employment Services
 Youth Employment Services Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Youth Employment Services provides employment services. Its programs and services include youth job connection, youth job link, youth collaboration, youth job centre, BizStart entrepreneurship and student services. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member | |
Research Capital Corp. (Investment Management)
 Research Capital Corp. (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance Research Capital Corp. (Investment Management) (Research Capital-IM) is the investment division of Research Capital Corp., a fully-integrated Canadian investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Formerly known as Research Capital Corp., the firm was founded in 2010 as the result of the merger of J.F. Mackie & Co. Ltd. and Securities and Research Capital Corp. Research Capital-IM offers a complete range of capital markets and wealth management services to private clients, institutions and growth companies with offices across Canada. | Investment Managers | Chief Executive Officer President Chairman | |
Echelon Wealth Partners, Inc.
 Echelon Wealth Partners, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Echelon Wealth Partners, Inc. (Echelon) is a Canadian-owned and operated full-service broker-dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by Robert Furse and David Cusson in 2010 as Euro Pacific Canada, Inc. They are owned by 1-UP Holdings Corp., a holding company. Echelon offers superior investment advice and efficient trade execution for their institutional and retail clients. In 2023, Echelon and PI Financial Corp. (now known as Ventum Financial Corp.) have agreed to combine in a merger of equals to create an investment advisory, wealth management, and capital markets firm. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Director of Research - Equity Analyst-Equity | |
| Western University | College/University | Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
RBC Global Asset Management, Inc.
 RBC Global Asset Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance RBC Global Asset Management, Inc. (RGAM) is an investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. They are an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). The firm was founded in 2008 following the merger of RBC Asset Management and Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management in Canada, together with the US-based institutional asset management company, RBC Global Asset Management (US). RGAM provides a wide variety of investment services through mutual funds, pooled funds and separately managed portfolios for both individual and institutional investors. They are the primary investment manager for the RBC Financial Group businesses serving the needs of private clients, which include the RBC Funds. | Investment Managers | Analyst-Equity Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| The Schulich School of Business | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| APOLO III AC | Advertising/Marketing Services | Director/Board Member | |
| ENTHUSIAST GAMING HOLDINGS INC. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member | |
RedBird Capital Partners Management LLC
 RedBird Capital Partners Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance RedBird Capital Partners Management LLC (RedBird Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Gerry Cardinale. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor |
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| Canada | 44 |
| United States | 5 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
Sectoral
| Finance | 26 |
| Consumer Services | 19 |
| Commercial Services | 4 |
| Producer Manufacturing | 2 |
| Non-Energy Minerals | 2 |
Operational
| Analyst-Equity | 151 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 80 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 64 |
| Director/Board Member | 40 |
| Masters Business Admin | 32 |
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