Founder, Authentum Ltd.
Jill Denham began her career as an investment banker at CIBC in Canada. She subsequently moved into private equity and ran the private equity business of CIBC. She went on to run many areas of the bank, including the retail bank. The retail bank had over 20 thousand employees and >$1 billion bottom line. Ms. Denham has been a board member of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Kinaxis (a world leader in supply chain software), Markit, National Bank, and CP Rail. She is also the Chair of Morneau Shepell, a world leader in Health & Wellness, and Benefits and Pension Advisory & Administration. She is a founder of Authentum Partners, which invests in and advises financial technology startups and growth companies.
Ms. Denham holds an HBA from the University of Western Ontario, and an MBA from Harvard University.