Som Seif

Som Seif is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Purpose Investments. He also serves as Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board at Big Banc Split. He also serves as Co-Chief Investment Officer, Director & Executive Chairman at Ethereum Capital. He also is an Angel Investor. He started Claymore Investments in Canada in January 2005 and was the former President and Chief Executive Officer leading the implementation of the company's business development and corporate strategies. Over the seven years of its operation, Claymore Investments organically grew to $8 billion in assets and established itself as a Canadian leader in bringing intelligent, low-cost exchange-traded funds to investors through its family of thirty-four exchange-traded funds across broad asset classes. Prior to Claymore Investments, Seif was an investment banker with RBC Capital Markets, where he worked since 1999. He played a key role in developing the structured products group at RBC Capital Markets in both Canada and the U.S., where he structured and raised capital for both Canadian and U.S. asset managers. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and has a Bachelor of Applied Science with an emphasis on Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Toronto. He has a strong commitment to community and is currently a member of the Sunnybrook Hospital Foundation Board, Chair of the Art Gallery of Ontario Corporate Development Committee, a member of the Art Gallery of Ontario's Foundation Board and University of Toronto Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Advisory Board, Board Member at D1g1t, and a Board Member of The Next 36. He also served as a Board Member at FanXchange. In 2011, he was recognized for his vision and leadership by Caldwell Partners International with the Top 40 Under 40 award. He serves as Co-Founder at Gibraltar Ventures. Seif serves as Chairman at Ario (Toronto). [Source: Public Company Filing]