DEEP EXPERIENCE FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE.

Alex launched his career by founding a successful real estate consulting firm at 19, quickly gaining recognition in the Canadian commercial real estate market. He then became a venture partner in private credit, excelling at deal origination, and later pioneered innovative marketing strategies to introduce capital to funds. Alex also co-founded a loan shop, securing over $200 million in SME business loans.

Today, Alex is a driving force behind Raymond Leigh & Partners, a firm dedicated to transforming how businesses connect with investors. He is committed to building a future where businesses access the right investors to achieve their full potential, bringing a visionary approach and relentless drive to every engagement.

Junior’s career began at 19 when he earned his real estate license, quickly moving into commercial real estate by 20 and transacting on over $40 million in real estate by 22. From servicing REIT’s, he noticed their challenges in attracting investors, later leading to him founding a marketing firm alongside his business partner Alex, introducing pioneering methods to capital markets.

Inspired by his immigrant mother's tireless work ethic, he thrives on building ventures from the ground up, solving complex problems, and driving team success through strategic vision and persistence.

His vision for Raymond Leigh & Partners is to facilitate impact investing by connecting investors to sponsors who want to make a difference.

Dmitry is a senior PE/VC, strategy, and M&A executive with deep expertise in both sell-side and buy-side transactions. Following the start of his career in consulting, he has worked as an Associate Vice President at the Carlyle Group and co-founded one of the first PE/VC funds in Francophone West Africa, one of the fastest-growing investment markets in the world.

Over the recent years Dmitry has made 10+ direct buy-side investments and has served as a sell-side advisor on 15+ deals, with a total aggregate value of over $1B USD.

Dmitry holds dual MBA degrees from Columbia Business School and London Business School, both with honors. He has served as a mentor on Columbia’s Private Equity Program and has written two case studies on private equity buyouts which are now utilized as MBA teaching curriculum.

Christiane Wherry is a senior executive with over 15 years of leadership experience in high-growth organizations, including venture capital, private equity, and both buy-side and sell-side transaction advisory. A trained economist and a former management consultant, Ms. Wherry previously worked as a voice for private capital and represented 300+ of North America’s most active investors totaling ~$2Tn in AUM. She has a proven track record of funding and future-proofing companies by securing capital in both equity and debt markets and leading corporate development.

Ms. Wherry is a graduate of the London School of Economics (MSc.), University of Toronto, Faculty of Law (LL.M) and University of Waterloo (B.A Honours). She sits on the advisory board of University of California Riverside, was on the advisory board of the Brookfield Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship and is a mentor for Stanford University’s LBAN Accelerator Program.