Ravi Sood
Ravi Sood | |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | B.Math (Honours) |
| Alma mater | University of Waterloo |
| Known for | Agriculture, Mining, Africa, Natural Resources |
Ravi Sood (born July 5, 1976) is a Canadian financier and venture capitalist. Sood was raised in Waterloo, Ontario and resides in Hong Kong. He received a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Waterloo. He is the co-founder and former CEO of Navina Asset Management and its predecessor company Lawrence Asset Management, which at its peak controlled over $800 million in assets globally.[1] On August 6, 2010, Sood sold Navina to Aston Hill Financial.[2] and moved on to focus on other endeavors.[3]
Sood has also founded several businesses operating in emerging markets, including Buchanan Renewables, Feronia Inc., Jade Power Trust, and Galane Gold.
Sood became well known in Canada as a regular TV personality and frequent guest host of the Business News Network's evening news programme "Squeeze Play". He is best known for commenting in the media on the income trust sector,[4] global markets,[5] natural resources and agriculture.[6][7][8]
References
- ^ Lawrence Asset Management and Navina Capital merge to form Navina Asset Management ""Lawrence Asset Management Inc. And Navina Capital Corp. Combine Operations as Navina Asset Management Inc." on SMR". Archived from the original on March 6, 2010. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ Aston Hill Announces Agreement to Acquire Navina Asset Management Inc http://www.astonhill.ca/news/2010-06-07.html Archived December 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Won, Shirley (April 28, 2018). "Money manager Ravi Sood leaves Aston Hill Financial". The Globe and Mail. The Globe and Mail Inc. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ National Post’s Financial Post & FP Investing. November 5, 2005. Diane Francis. “Lawrence report might help Goodale”. Toronto. "Lawrence report might help Goodale". Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
- ^ BNN: Squeezeplay. June 30, 2009: Overseas Funds [06-30-09 5:30PM]. http://watch.bnn.ca/squeezeplay/june-2009/squeezeplay-june-30-2009/#clip189113 Archived July 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "How best to invest in agriculture". The Globe and Mail. The Globe and Mail Inc. August 23, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ "Investing in Agriculture" "Advertising with Agvision". Archived from the original on October 18, 2006. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ BHP aims to go solo on potash marketing but honour existing Canpotex commitments [1]