Sam Broadbent

At Advantage Capital Strategies, our mission is to pursue financial return in public markets, while making sustainability core to our investment process. We avoid companies and industries that do the greatest harm to the planet and society while actively seeking companies that will economically benefit from sustainable trends. We offer both active and passive funds for accredited investors and are registered with the Ontario Securities Commission as a Portfolio Manager, Investment Fund Manager, and Exempt Market Dealer. We are employee owned and operated and are located in Toronto, Ontario

Avana provides both operational finance/accounting and strategic finance expertise to a number of companies, including both for profit and and non for profits/charitable organizations.

Served as Board Director and Treasurer for social housing provider in Toronto.

The Open Democracy Project is the co-host of DemocracyXChange, the definitive gathering of democracy practitioners, and develops DemocracyKit, an open-source toolkit for aspiring political candidates, making it easier for everyone to run a campaign. www.democracykit.org

Worked at a variety of Ministries, including Ministry of Community Services, Ministry of Finance (Treasury Board and Treasury) and Ministry of Economic Development. I held analyst and management positions during my time in the Public Service.

Served as Board Director, including two years as Chair for a community health centre.