J. Haig deB. Farris

President, Fractal Capital Corporation

Work History

1963-1968

Practicing lawyer at the law firm of Farris & Company, Vancouver, B.C., specializing in commercial litigation and corporation law.

1968-1973

Co-founder of the financial consulting firm of Brown, Farris & Jefferson Ltd., specializing in financial services relating to going public, raising equity capital and financially analyzing business opportunities.

1973-1990

Co-founder and partner of the Ventures West Management group of venture capital funds; the largest venture capital pool in western Canada. Venture management experience includes finding, financing and developing high-technology startups and corporate turn-around opportunities.

1990-present

President of Fractal Capital Corp., a private venture capital company financing high technology start-ups and resource service technology companies. Currently a director and founder of two UBC spin-out companies; D-Wave Systems, a quantum computing company, and Zymeworks Inc, a enzyme design company; The CEO’s of both companies are former students of my entrepreneurship course at UBC(see below);Director and shareholder of Bycast, Idelix, Constructive Media, Navarik, Future Point Systems.

1992-2001

Adjunct professor of the University of British Columbia, teaching a course on entrepreneurship and the financing and managing of high-technology companies to graduate engineering, science and MBA students.

Education

1960

Bachelor of Arts (Economics & English) University of British Columbia.

1963

LL.D. University of Pennsylvania Law School.

November 2008