Thomas Park

Senior Adviser

2025 - Current

Antares Ventures is a Singapore-based deep-tech fund investing in companies tackling global climate and sustainability challenges. With a strong track record and deep networks across Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia, Antares helps founders scale into some of the world’s most dynamic growth markets. As a Senior Adviser, I leverage my deep networks in Canada, experience in deep-tech investing, and long-standing support for the Canadian tech ecosystem to help identify breakthrough opportunities and support Antares’ portfolio companies as they expand into Asia. Antares focuses on sectors including energy transition, sustainable agriculture, mobility, and sustainable cities, partnering with founders building commercially ready solutions with global impact potential.

Executive Adviser

2025

At NorthGuide, I advise organizations, governments, and communities on transformative innovation strategies. Leveraging my experience in venture capital, public policy, and ecosystem development, I help leaders navigate complex challenges, foster cross-sector partnerships, and unlock growth opportunities. My focus is on scaling innovation ecosystems, driving economic development, and delivering measurable impact.

Co-Founder

2024

Co-founder of a national-scale, stealth-mode initiative focused on positioning Canada as a global leader in the AI industry. Working alongside founders, pension funds, asset managers, and utilities, I help shape strategies to build Canada’s AI infrastructure, elevate AI capabilities across sectors, and develop proprietary data assets that drive sustainable competitive advantage. This initiative is designed to influence Canada’s long-term economic resilience, technological leadership, and global innovation footprint.

Member, Investment Committee

2023

Boann is building a social finance sector defined by greater equity, impact and AUM. We invest in solutions that uplift the lives of Canadians, while helping to grow a strong a strong social finance marketplace where financial, social and environmental sustainability go hand-in-hand.

Co-Chair, Global Hypergrowth Project Selection Committee

2022

Appointed by the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development to co-chair the Global Hypergrowth Project Selection Panel.

Co-Chair, Global Defence Council

2023 - 2025

The Global Defense Council was established to create thought leadership, drive content, and dive deeper into the issues that are currently affecting the defense sector in democratic nations. The council needs an Advisory Board that is willing to take responsibility for choosing focused content and projects, with the objective of being as effective as possible. The Global Defense Advisory Board meet once quarterly and will be looked to by our peers for thought leadership, strategic goals, and relevant content.

Partner, Lead - BDC Deep Tech Fund

2021 - 2025

Vice President, Operations & Strategic Initiatives, BDC Capital

2017 - 2021

► Drives strategy and operational excellence for Canada’s largest VC investor, with a current portfolio of $5 billion+ representing 159 companies. ► Supervises a team of 21 private equity, VC and business development specialists across a broad range of sectors with impacts on every major federal program in Canada, and the creation of new funds with high growth potential in emerging markets. ► Conceptualized and launched the largest VC fund of its kind. ► Created the Community of Leaders Innovating for Corporations (CLIC) in conjunction with the Business Council of Canada: www.clic-challenge.ca ► Personally appointed by the CEO to spearhead the development of BDC’s digital transformation strategy - green-lit with an initial budget of $20 million. ► Board member for healthtech startup, BlueDot (www.bluedot.global) - Second series A round of $9.2 million CAD recently completed. ► Leads the acceleration and optimization of the Canadian Innovation ecosystem; facilitates high level collaborations and idea incubation that factor in government policies, PE/VC investment goals, and the commercialization objectives of R&D centers of excellence across Canada. ► Runs a new Thought Leadership initiative which convenes annual roundtables comprised of some of the most influential VC and PE leaders in the country. Results include the $400 million Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative, a $1 billion growth capital fund, and a $250 million industrial/resource tech fund.

Vice President (Interim), Corporate Strategy & Initiatives (Digital Transformation Lead)

2019 - 2019

Director of strategy

2016 - 2017

Lecturer

2021 - 2021

Appointed lecturer by Prof. Jan Jorgensen to teach MGP630 "Managing Strategy & Innovation" Course overview: Activities from company start-ups and turnarounds to implementing mergers and acquisitions. Examination of how strategic change works in practice and how the strategic transitions faced by organizations of all types can be addressed.

Program Officer (Contracted from McKinsey)

2014 - 2015

The Gates Foundation is the largest private foundation in the world, with $50 billion+ in assets. ► Led a vertical and horizontal review of more than $700 million in investments in 50 countries worldwide, with a goal of providing safe contraceptives to 500 million women and girls. ► Worked extensively with global NGOs with operations in multiple developing nations to create and execute a business model that would allow local health care clinics to become revenue positive, with all profits being reinvested back into the facilities. ► Undertook the complete overhaul/transformation of Senegal’s contraceptive supply chain; built coalitions with the Senegalese government, global NGOs, Fortune 50 pharmaceutical companies, and major donor governments including the US, Britain and France. ► Worked with government leaders in Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Pakistan, DR Congo and Indonesia to establish progressive national health strategies that have now been adopted as best practice models in 30+ developing nations. ► Assisted with the creation of Family Planning 2020, a global organization dedicated to providing an additional 120 million women and girls with access to safe, effective and affordable contraceptives.

Senior Engagement Manager

2012 - 2015

► Held accountability for McKinsey’s global health practice, overseeing and accelerating multiple worldwide projects involving reproductive health, operational improvement, change management, and emerging market strategies for Fortune 100 pharmaceutical companies. ► Undertook the operational transformation of one of Canada’s largest telecommunications companies, securing YOY savings of $200 million. ► Conducted extensive private equity due diligence for multiple entitles in the Korean retail, US grocery and collateralized debt mortgage markets, representing $500 million+ in finalized deals.

Associate

2010 - 2012