Where does Magnolia Perron work?

Magnolia Perron is Director of Strategy & Partnerships at Indigenous Growth Fund.

Where did Magnolia Perron go to school?

Magnolia Perron studied at University of Victoria (Masters of Arts, Indigenous Nationhood); Carleton University (Graduate Diploma, Indigenous Policy and Adminstration); University of Ottawa (Bachelor of Arts (BA) with an Honours Specialization in Psychology).

Magnolia Perron

Investor

Director of Strategy & Partnerships at Indigenous Growth Fund

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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About

Perron is Managing Director of the Indigenous Growth Fund, where she leads the team that developed the fund to expand access to capital for Indigenous Financial Institutions (IFIs) and the Indigenous businesses they finance, attracting $153M in committed capital. With more than 10 years of experience in the financial and public sectors, she previously worked at the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association (NACCA), where she contributed to securing government funding for new programs and building an analytics platform for financial modelling of IFI lending activities and their economic impacts. She holds a Bachelor's and a Master's degree focused on business, finance, and economic policy.

Experience

NACCADirector of Strategy and Partnershipscurrent2024 — presentOttawa, Ontario, Canada
NACCAIndigenous Women & Youth Program Manager2022 — 2024Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
NACCAIndigenous Women & Youth Team Lead2021 — 2022Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
NACCAIndigenous Women & Youth Program Officer2020 — 2021Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
ADAAWE HUBProgram Managercurrent2022 — presentOttawa, Ontario, Canada
Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser UniversityResearch Assistant2022 — 2024Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)Junior Research Officer2022 — 2023
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)Student Researcher2020 — 2022Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship CentresMental Wellness Coordinator2019 — 2020Victoria, British Columbia
BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship CentresBoard Liaison2018 — 2019Victoria, British Columbia
University of VictoriaResearch Assistant2018 — 2020Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
NACCAResearch Assistant2018Ottawa, Canada Area
The Conference Board of CanadaNorthern and Aboriginal Policy Intern2018Ottawa, Canada

Skills & more

Project Management for Indigenous Organizations — Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Women In Leadership: Online Program For Emerging Leaders — Harvard Business School Executive Education
National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association Leadership Program — Harvard Business School Executive Education
Leading People and Investing to Build Sustainable Communities — Harvard Business School Executive Education

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Magnolia Perron?: Perron is Managing Director of the Indigenous Growth Fund, where she leads the team that developed the fund to expand access to capital for Indigenous Financial Institutions (IFIs) and the Indigenous businesses they finance, attracting $153M in committed capital. With more than 10 years of experience in the financial and public sectors, she previously worked at the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association (NACCA), where she contributed to securing government funding for new programs and building an analytics platform for financial modelling of IFI lending activities and their economic impacts. She holds a Bachelor's and a Master's degree focused on business, finance, and economic policy.
Where does Magnolia Perron work?: Magnolia Perron is Director of Strategy & Partnerships at Indigenous Growth Fund.
Where did Magnolia Perron go to school?: Magnolia Perron studied at University of Victoria (Masters of Arts, Indigenous Nationhood); Carleton University (Graduate Diploma, Indigenous Policy and Adminstration); University of Ottawa (Bachelor of Arts (BA) with an Honours Specialization in Psychology).

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