Garth Davis

Managing Partner at New Market Funds

📍 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Garth Davis is a Managing Partner at New Market Funds, where he leverages his extensive background in private equity and community finance to lead the development of new impact investment funds. His career includes leadership roles at Vancity Community Capital and Scotia Merchant Capital. He holds an M. A. from Johns Hopkins SAIS.

Deeply committed to community development, Garth serves as a board director for the Simon Fraser University Community Trust, maintaining strong ties to his alma mater. His work consistently bridges the gap between generating financial returns and creating positive social and environmental outcomes for communities.

He has experience in both traditional private equity and mission-driven impact investing, giving him a unique 360-degree view of the investment landscape.

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Experience

30 Years

Current Role

Managing Partner

Job Level

Senior

Location

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Priorities

Topics Garth cares about

Impact Investing

His entire career, particularly at New Market Funds and Vancity, is focused on investments that generate positive social and environmental outcomes alongside financial returns.

Community Development

Demonstrated by his board role at the Simon Fraser University Community Trust and his professional focus on building resilient local economies.

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Career

Work history

7-2013

Managing Partner

New Market Funds

7-2012

Principal

Switch Investments

9-2010 - 7-2012

Vice President

Vancity Community Capital

5-2007 - 9-2010

Managing Partner -- Private Equity

Turtle Creek Group

4-1998 - 5-2007

Partner

Scotia Merchant Capital

In the press

Media appearances

New Market Funds preserves 178 affordable rental homes with $4.4 million investment. Featured in Newswire.ca

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New Market Funds takes 500+ units from market into non‑profit ownership. Featured in Newswire.ca

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Education

1991 - 1993

M.A.

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

1990 - 1991

M.Sc.

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

1986 - 1990

B.A.

Simon Fraser University

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