Bill Young - President

Bill is the founder of Social Capital Partners, a non-profit organization he started in 2001. Prior to founding SCP, Bill spent twenty years in the private sector leading high growth, entrepreneurial organizations. He was CEO of Hamilton Computers, a publicly traded computer company, which grew from $15 million in revenue to $250 million under his leadership and was sold to GE Capital. Bill was also the CEO and subsequently the Chairman of Optel Communications Corp (later Axxent) which was a leading CLEC (competitive local exchange carrier) in the Canadian telecommunications market when he left in 2000.

Bill began his career as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young and holds an Honours BA from the University of Toronto and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. He currently sits on the Boards of Inner City Renovations Limited, Ecotrust Canada Capital, Vartana Inc, Renaissance Quebec, and the Advisory Board of the Coady Institute.

 

Magnus Sandberg - Vice President & General Manager

Magnus brings a wealth of experience from the private sector, most recently in his role as divisional director, managing operations and acquisitions for Constellation Software, Canada’s 5th largest software company.

A native of Sweden, Magnus has worked and lived in numerous countries throughout Europe, North America and Australia in his previous roles with Autoliv, a Fortune 500 global market leader in automotive safety, and as a management consultant with Accenture. Magnus also had a go as a social entrepreneur, launching a new business model that utilized art to raise awareness of social injustice.

Magnus holds a Masters in Engineering and a business degree from Sweden. He is a passionate sailor and is currently ranked 2nd in match racing in Canada.

 

Judy Doidge - Senior Manager, Partnership Development

Judy Doidge is Senior Manager, Partnership Development, working with employers and employment services organizations to establish community hiring partnerships.

With a career spanning both the private and public sectors, Judy has worked most recently in operations and account management within the staffing industry.  Partnering with varied employer organizations she assessed, developed, implemented and managed workforce solutions ranging in scope from contingent hiring, customer on-site programs to fully outsourced RPO’s.  Earlier Judy began her career with Metro Community Services where as an Employment Liaison and Program Recruiter she supported individuals by assessing job readiness and providing guidance on their path to meaningful employment.

Judy holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the University of Western Ontario.

 

Danielle Olsen - Manager, Partnership Development

Danielle is the Manager of Partnership Development with Social Capital Patrtners. In this role, Danielle works with companies to integrate a social mission into their HR strategies by establishing a community hiring practice through partnerships with local employment service organizations.

Prior to joining SCP, Danielle’s experience includes a combination of work in the non-profit and private sectors. Most recently, Danielle has worked in a number of direct services capacities in the community based employment and training sector, as well as volunteer program management. Prior to venturing into the non-profit world, Danielle worked in the staffing solutions industry providing recruitment and on-site staffing support to industries ranging from financial services to manufacturing.

Danielle has spent some time abroad working on women's entrepreneurship development initiatives in Turkey and with the International Labour Organization. Danielle is also a member of Social Venture Partners Toronto.

Danielle has a BA from York University in International Development and Labour Studies.

 

Leeat Weinstock - Investment Manager

Leeat manages SCP's portfolio of impact investments and is responsible for the sourcing, diligence and evaluation of investment prospects to maximize financial and social returns. Before joining SCP, Leeat was a Consultant for HoneyCare Africa Tanzania with Grassroots Business Fund, a global venture fund that invests in high impact companies in the developing world. It is through her work abroad that Leeat grew to fully appreciate the potential of social finance to create positive change and long-term impact.

Previously, Leeat was an Investment Banking Analyst with Capital Canada Ltd., where she worked on M&A and private placement transactions in the retail, media and consumer product sectors. She has also worked with Unilever Canada Inc. as a Senior Financial Analyst and with Nestlé Canada Inc. as an Assistant Account Manager. 

Leeat holds an MBA from Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and a BBA from Schulich School of Business at York University. Leeat is Co-Chair of TORONTO+acumen, a Mentor and Investment Committee member of Rise Asset Development, and Founder of Waza (Imagine), an initiative to send vulnerable children in Tanzania to school.

 

Sean Van Doorselaer - Special Advisor

Sean is the Managing Director of OPK Capital, an investment fund looking to acquire and run a mid-sized private company in the Greater Toronto region. Prior to starting OPK, Sean was the Vice President of Social Capital Partners and was with SCP from its inception in 2001 until the summer 2006. He remains actively involved as a special advisor to the organization.

Before joining SCP, Sean spent four years as a management consultant with The Monitor Group, an international strategy-consulting firm headquartered in Cambridge Massachusetts. During his time with Monitor Sean provided strategy advice to top-level executives in Fortune 1000 companies and the nonprofit sector. Sean holds an MBA from Queen's University and an undergraduate degree in business administration from the Ivey School of Business (University of Western Ontario), where he was the gold medalist.

 

Joanne Norris - Special Advisor

Joanne was the founding Director of Social Returns at Social Capital Partners (SCP), where she worked with SCP portfolio management teams to develop and execute on their social mission strategy. Joanne also led the SROI (social return on investment) portfolio analysis of all SCP investments, and played a key role in overall SCP strategy, operations and deal flow due diligence.

Before joining SCP, Joanne worked domestically and internationally with government and non-government organizations such as the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian Business Resource Centre and the Canadian Youth Business Foundation. Joanne has also worked as a business consultant and trainer for start up entrepreneurs. Internationally, Joanne has worked on projects in India, Ukraine, Cuba, Indonesia, Mexico and Ecuador. She has written and published on issues concerning employment, entrepreneurship, tourism and gender relations.

Joanne was a founding board member of the Canadian Community Investment Network and former Vice President of World Literacy of Canada (WLC), a Toronto-based NGO supporting literacy and community development in Canada and South Asia. Joanne has an MA in International Development Studies from the University of Guelph and a BA in Sociology from the University of Victoria.