Ravi Sood (born July 5, 1976) is a Canadian financier and venture capitalist. He 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.
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | B.Math (Honours) |
| Alma mater | University of Waterloo |
| Known for | Agriculture, mining, Africa, natural resources |
Sood has also founded several businesses operating in emerging markets, including Buchanan Renewables Inc., Feronia Inc., Jade Power Trust, Abraxas Power Corp., and Golconda 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,[1] global markets,[2] natural resources and agriculture.[3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ 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]