About
Mark Gilbert is a Managing Director on Espresso Capital's Originations team, where he sources new clients seeking growth capital. He has more than 20 years of sales and underwriting experience in financial institutions, including a role as Regional Market Leader in the Technology practice at BMO and an earlier position at Chubb Insurance serving the energy and resources sector. He holds an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at Western University and a BComm from the Smith School of Business at Queen's University.
Experience
- Espresso CapitalManaging Directorcurrent2026 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- Espresso CapitalExecutive Director2022 — 2026Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Espresso CapitalDirector, Loan Origination2019 — 2022Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- The LEADER ProjectBoard Member2011 — 2024
- BMO Financial GroupRegional Market Leader & Director - Technology & Innovation Sector2017 — 2018Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- BMO Financial GroupSenior Relationship Manager, Mid-Market2012 — 2017
- ChubbSenior Underwriter, Energy & Mining Group2005 — 2011Toronto and Vancouver
Education
- Ivey Business School at Western UniversityMaster of Business Administration (MBA)2011 — 2012
- Smith School of Business at Queen's UniversityBachelor of Commerce - BCom
Skills & more
Underwriting26Insurance11Commercial Insurance5Property & Casualty Insurance7Financial Analysis31Commercial Lines5New Business Development18Mining5Entrepreneurship12Finance13Portfolio Management9Risk Management9
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Colleagues at Espresso Capital
Alexandra Vicentic
Analyst, Fund Operations at Espresso Capital
Alkarim Jivraj
CEO at Espresso Capital
Amber Cleary
Marketing Manager at Espresso Capital
Anova Hou
Jr. Data Engineer at Espresso Capital
Aparna Allam
Director at Espresso Capital
Cameron McMullin
Associate at Espresso Capital
Chris Hill
Credit Committee Member at Espresso Capital
Christopher Donald
Board Member at Espresso Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Mark Gilbert work?
- Mark Gilbert is Managing Director at Espresso Capital.
Same school
Also attended Ivey Business School at Western University221
ØysteinInvestor at InvestinorVivek RamaswamiPartner at Madrona Venture GroupRay SharmaFounding Partner, CEO at Extreme Venture PartnersHa DuongVP Finance & Operations at Luge CapitalJasmine YangVice President at Sapphire VenturesJaye LandowHead of Investor Relations at FJ Labs
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Also attended Smith School of Business at Queen's University41
Chris CusinatoAssociate at Odyssey Investment PartnersJackson WrightAssociate at ArcTern VenturesSarah WillsonPrincipal at Panache VenturesAliénor BosséPortfolio Success Lead at SpeedinvestJordon BoerchersVice President at Vistara GrowthDavid KamenetskyPrincipal at Leaders Fund
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Shared employers
Also worked at Espresso Capital13
James LangfordAdvisor at Tri-Valley VenturesAlkarim JivrajCEO at Espresso CapitalEnio LazzerCOO and CFO at Espresso CapitalWill HutchinsHead of Originations at Espresso CapitalJyotin HandaManaging Director at Espresso CapitalWill JinHead of Credit at Espresso Capital
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Also worked at BMO Financial Group38
AyshaAdvisor at Clear VenturesAdiam BerhaneAccounting Manager at QED InvestorsLindsay HamiltonInvestment Manager - Finance at Emerald Technology Ventures AgSteven LauFounder & CEO at WorldQuant VenturesS.K. LeeExecutive Coach at Roble VenturesAllison KernPartner at MORRO VENTURES
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Also worked at Chubb14
Vaughn CroweCo-Founder and Managing Partner at NVP CapitalFrances TownsendSenior Advisor at Audere CapitalJoanna McNamaraExecutive Director at VIEWPOINT VENTURESSiddharth PillaiAnalyst Investments at DSG Consumer PartnersChris HopsonChief Financial Officer at UTXO ManagementJoyce NGGeneral Partner at iGlobe Partners
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