Managing Directors
Kensington is led by the firm’s two Managing Directors. Each of these individuals has many years of experience in the private equity markets, and together they have highly complementary backgrounds to form an outstanding leadership team.
Thomas Kennedy: Mr. Kennedy is a founder of Kensington, Chair of the Investment Committee and of the Advisory Board. His 10 years in operational and management positions with Consolidation Coal Co. and Alberta Energy Company, together with investment banking experience as a senior executive with Bunting Warburg, Lancaster and TD Securities has provided a rich background of experience and connections well suited to private equity. Mr. Kennedy serves on the Advisory Committees of investee funds and Boards of companies. He has considerable experience on the boards of directors of not for profit community service organizations, as well as public companies. Mr. Kennedy holds a B.Sc.Eng. from Queen’s University and a D.B.A. from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland and is a professional engineer.
Richard (Rick) Nathan: Mr. Nathan is a Kensington Managing Director and a member of the Investment Committee, he is also the current Chairman of CVCA – Canada’s Venture Capital and Private Equity Association. Prior to joining Kensington, Mr. Nathan was Managing Director of Goodmans Venture Group, a division of Goodmans LLP. In that role, he acted as legal counsel and as strategic business advisor to entrepreneurs and emerging growth companies and to private equity investors in the Canadian market. Mr. Nathan also had responsibility for a related investment portfolio. Prior to joining Goodmans, Mr. Nathan was a founding partner of Brightspark, one of Canada’s leading early-stage venture capital funds. Prior to founding Brightspark, Mr. Nathan spent more than 10 years as a corporate and securities lawyer at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, including as leader of the firm’s Technology Business Group. Mr. Nathan sits on the Board of Directors of Boundless Mobile Ventures Inc., and Mobile Knowledge Inc. and is also a member of the Advisory Council to the Toronto Region Research Alliance and Co‑Chair of the Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX). Mr. Nathan holds a BA (Computer Science) from Dartmouth College and an LLB from the University of Toronto.
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