Mr. French is Managing Director at Goldbear Capital, a boutique mergers and acquisitions firm that focused on raising capital for growing companies through private placements and public offerings. From 2009 to 2011, Mr. French served as the Vice President of Business Development for Foundation Markets, a Toronto-based investment bank where he raised private capital for start-up mining companies. Prior to this, he was the founder, Chairman, and CEO of Thinkpath Engineering Services (formerly IT Staffing Ltd.) and grew it to $45 million in revenue. While running Thinkpath, he completed an IPO and raised $30 million in capital through PIPEs. Mr. French has also served as President for companies including Toronto Executive Consultants, TEC Partners, Torex Computers, and Euro Terminals. Mr. French attended the University of St. Thomas Rome Italy where he studied Philosophy and Psychology.