Chris Edwards

Managing Partner @ Tall Grass Ventures

Country

Canada

City

Calgary

Industry

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Skill

Business Strategy, Sustainable Development, Decision-Making, Project Management, Corporate Finance, Marketing Strategy, Customer Experience, Strategy, Business Development, Finance, Marketing, Start-ups, Business, Digital Strategy, Crisis Management, Luxury Goods, Branding & Identity, sustainability strategy, Strategic Planning, Project Engineering

Experience

Managing Partner

Tall Grass Ventures

2021-11 - Present · 4 yrs 11 mos

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Private capital firm based in Canada focused on early stage agri-food investments in Canada and internationally.

Investor - Advisor

Beuvray Ventures

2020-6 - Present · 6 yrs 4 mos

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Private holding company focused on investing in early-stage social innovation technologies and other businesses.

Asset Manager - Netherlands Business Unit

Vermilion Energy

2019-1 - 2020-6 · 1 yr 6 mos

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Led commercial, operations, engineering, and geoscience departments, including 5 direct reports and 70 total reports. Executed annual budget of 25 million euros.

Asset Team Manager - Paris Basin

Vermilion Energy

2015-8 - 2018-12 · 3 yrs 5 mos

St Mery, France

Oversaw multi-disciplined technical team, consisting of 13 direct reports in engineering and geosciences. Built and executed annual budget of 35 million euros. Included responsibility for a property with peak asset value of 1 billion euros.