Rod is the principal investor and leads the firm’s investment decision-making. He also contributes to portfolio company strategy, and is a sounding board for human capital development. In 1996, Rod co-founded Tricor Pacific Capital, which was then a private equity firm investing institutional funds in mid-market companies across North America. He led the firm’s institutional investments as Managing Partner of Funds I, II, III and IV, with total committed capital of $1.2 billion. He remains active and continues to be a major shareholder in Fund IV and the successor Fund V. Prior to 1996 Rod practised law with two of Canada’s leading law firms.