Leon Punambolam

Experience

1. Samos InsuranceChief Executive Officercurrent2023 — presentOntario, Canada
2. Samos InsuranceCo-Founder & President2021 — 2023Ontario, Canada
3. Five1Nine Inc.Co-Founder & Presidentcurrent2021 — presentDelaware, United States
4. Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced LearningAssociate Professor2015 — 2022Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
5. Cetana LabsManaging Partner & Co-Founder2014 — 2021Waterloo, Ontario
6. Canada Protection Plan, A Foresters Financial CompanyCTO2018 — 2021Toronto, Ontario, Canada
7. ThinktumCTO2018 — 2021Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
8. Cowan Insurance GroupVP Digital Transformation & Industry Leader, Technology Sector; Cyber Practice Leader2016 — 2017Greater Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo Metropolitan Area
9. Desire2LearnDirector, Business Operations2013 — 2014Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
10. Manulife FinancialDirector, Strategic Planning & Business Development2010 — 2013Waterloo, Ontario & Toronto, Ontario
11. Manulife FinancialManager, Business Planning & Analysis2007 — 2010Waterloo, Ontario & Toronto, Ontario
12. Manulife FinancialSenior Financial Analyst2005 — 2007Waterloo, Ontario
13. MKS IncSenior Financial Analyst2004 — 2005Waterloo, Ontario
14. Manulife FinancialSupervisor, Operations - Group Benefits2002 — 2004Waterloo, Ontario
15. Manulife FinancialFinancial Analyst - Canadian Controllers2000 — 2002Waterloo, Ontario
16. GEFinancial Analyst1999 — 2000Mississauga, Ontario
17. RaytheonFinancial Analyst1997 — 1999Waterloo, Ontario

Education

1. Y CombinatorW22 Batch2022
2. University of TorontoRisk Management2007 — 2012
3. University New BrunswickMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration2007 — 2010
4. Risk and Insurance Management SocietyCertified Risk Manager, Risk Management
5. General Electric CanadaSix Sigma
6. Registered Insurance Brokers of OntarioRegistered Insurance Broker, Risk Management2016
7. University of Toronto

Skills & more

Languages Francais

• C License Certified Coach — Canada Soccer
• Venture Fluent — Maven
• Insurance Broker — Registered Insurance Brokers of Ontario (RIBO)
• Green Belt Certification (GB) — GE
• Certified Risk Manager (CRM) — Global Risk Management Institute, Inc.

From Leon's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

SASam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFEFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMHMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTSTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDADelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1JKJustin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

University of Toronto mafia79

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

ALAlex LevyFounded Atmo +1SHSohrab HaghighatDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Hestus, Inc. +1NQNaveen QureshiBachelor of ArtsFounded Rapidfolio +1JGJeremy GrushcowB.Sc.Founded Juniper Genomics +1EKEhsan KamalinejadDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Visual One +1LLLuigi La CorteBachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.)Founded Provision +1

+ 72 more

Desire2Learn mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

PHPatrick HanniganProduct DesignerFounded Hive

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

LLLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMAMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJSJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVSVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSJSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESCAChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Also attended University of Toronto322

YRYasmin RazaviInvestor at Spark CapitalIBImran BashirFounding Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Extreme Venture PartnersKGKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalAMAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorMMMike MontanoInvestor at True VenturesAKAlex KolicichInvestment Team at 8VC

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Shared employers

Also worked at Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning7

SCSandra CastleManager, Platform & Projects at Graphite VenturesRKRob KreteDesign Lead at AtomicMDMelissa DurrellVP of Marketing & Communications at Roseview Global IncubatorSPSam PurdyProduct Development - Hardware & Home Improvement at Roseview Global IncubatorCOCatalina OchoaDirector, Finance at Waterloo Accelerator CentreMCMichelle ChretienBoard of Directors; AVP Research Partnerships & Commercialization at Toronto Metropolitan University at Waterloo Accelerator Centre

+ 1 more

Also worked at Desire2Learn10

ASAnil SabharwalVenture Partner at AirTree VenturesDKDennis KavelmanPartner at Inovia CapitalTCTim ConnorPartner at NewView CapitalNBNick BunickPrincipal at NewView CapitalKKKevin KimsaCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Climate Innovation CapitalDMDan MicakChief Legal Officer at Lightspeed Commerce at Boreal Ventures

+ 4 more

Also worked at MKS Inc27

DFDan FougereInvestor at Index VenturesJCJesse Coors-BlankenshipCo-founder, General Partner at Parkway Venture CapitalSWSteve WalskeInvestor at Streamlined VenturesWMWenxiang MaVenture Partner at Foothill VenturesTBToby BrzoznowskiAdvisor - Enterprise Software at Augment VenturesASAnurag SrivastavaFounding Partner at Jungle Ventures

+ 21 more

Also worked at GE196

KFKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)ACAlex ConstantinopleChief Marketing Officer at GreycroftSSSaket SrivastavaInvestor at Foundation CapitalEAEric AndersonPartner at Scale Venture PartnersMSMatthew StoneCOO at FJ LabsALAndy LeaverOperating Partner at Notion Capital

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