David Kassie is Chairman Emeritus at Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. as of August 2024. He was Chairman or Executive Chairman of Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. since May 2010 and was Chairman and CEO from April to October 2015.
Mr. Kassie has extensive experience as an advisor, underwriter and principal. He sits on a number of corporate boards and is on The Advisory Board of Omers Ventures. Mr. Kassie is actively involved in community and charitable organizations and is on the Boards of Baycrest Health Sciences, the Ivey School of Business, the Toronto International Film Festival Group and formerly on the Board of the Hospital for Sick Children.
Mr. Kassie holds a B.Comm. (Honours) in Economics from McGill University, 1977 and an MBA from the University of Western Ontario, 1979.