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Susan Rohac (she/her)

Managing Partner, Climate Tech Fund, BDC

Susan Rohac is the Managing Partner of the Climate Tech fund at BDC Capital. In this role, Susan leads a pan-Canadian team of investment professionals and has $1B of assets under management including a second $400M fund launched in 2022 which focuses on investing in Canada’s most promising cleantech companies. To date, the team has invested in over 50 Canadian cleantech companies across a wide spectrum of sectors including; CCUS, hydrogen, energy storage/battery, mobility, agri/food, oceantech and advanced materials.

With 30 years’ experience in the financial services, banking and venture capital sectors, Susan provides support and guidance to a team of dedicated professionals serving the Cleantech sector in Canada. An involved leader, she strives to ensure that BDC provides not only capital but genuine value in terms of insight, counsel and ongoing business guidance. Susan holds honour degrees in both Science and Finance and an executive MBA.

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