Richard Venn

Richard Venn is a Partner of Further Global and serves as a member of the Investment Committee. Prior to joining Further Global, Richard held a 40-year career with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce ("CIBC") where he led CIBC's investment banking and merchant banking operations while also serving as strategic advisor to two of the previous CEOs. Richard served for seven years as the Chairman and CEO of CIBC's Canadian dealer and led CIBC's Corporate Development Group for more than a decade. He was instrumental in the formation of CIBC Mellon and CIBC FirstCaribbean and served as a board member with those companies for many years.