Today we speak with Clint Davis, CEO of Cedar Leaf financial, the first majority Indigenous-owned investment dealer in Canada. He discusses his Inuit background, the creation of Cedar Leaf, and how Scotiabank is partnering with indigenous communities.

 

Clint has more than 20 years of experience with financial institutions and Indigenous organizations in Canada, driving a strategic vision that advances Indigenous development corporations and businesses, and advising Indigenous communities and development corporations on economic development and capacity building opportunities.  Prior to joining Scotiabank, Clint was Chief Executive Officer of Nunasi corporation, a 100 percent Inuit-owned business development company that seeks to create business ventures that will benefit quality of life for Nunavut Inuit. Prior to joining Nunasi, he was founder and Chief Executive Officer of North35 Capital Partners, and from 2008 to 2012, he was the Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) and established the CCAB as the preeminent organization that builds bridges between Indigenous businesses and communities across Canada.  Clint proudly served as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Nunatsiavut Group of Companies, the development corporation for his own community in Labrador.