Park’s background includes notable roles at BDC Capital, Gates Foundation and McKinsey & Co.
VANCOUVER, B.C. — InBC Investment Corp. (InBC or the Corporation), a provincial Crown corporation and strategic investment fund with $500 million to invest in the growth of B.C. scaleup businesses, today announced the appointment of Thomas Park as its new Chief Investment Officer, effective September 8, 2025.
As a seasoned community builder, investor, lawyer and consultant, and BDC Capital and Gates Foundation alum, Park will lead InBC’s investment team and strategy, expanding the Corporation’s portfolio of company and venture fund investments to drive economic growth across the province.
“We are delighted to welcome Thomas Park to InBC,” said Suzanne Trottier, Board Chair of InBC. “Park’s proven leadership and comprehensive experience backing successful companies and creating long-term impact makes him the ideal person for advancing InBC’s mission to grow B.C. businesses and invest in a strong economic future.”
Park brings with him a broad and diverse set of experiences and credentials. Most recently, he spent close to a decade at BDC, shaping its VC strategy and leading a team to develop new initiatives like the Industrial Innovation Fund, IP Financing Fund and COVID Relief Program. He went onto become a Lead Partner of the BDC Deep Tech Fund, executing investments in software and AI.
Prior to that, he worked on public-private partnerships and impact investing at the Gates Foundation and advised on operational transformations and private equity at McKinsey & Co. Park began his career as a corporate lawyer at McCarthy Tétrault before transitioning to mission-driven roles at the United Nations and other international organizations.
“I’m grateful to the InBC team and Board of Directors for their confidence,” shared Park. “InBC is deploying strategic capital to deliver returns while broadening opportunity in B.C. I’m excited to help scale a resilient, diversified portfolio with founders and funds across the province.”
InBC began investing in the fall of 2022 and has so far committed $179 million of its $500 million. Currently, its portfolio is supporting the growth of 36 B.C. businesses in a variety of sectors, ranging from life sciences to cleantech, that are driving innovation and economic and jobs growth in B.C.
Park’s appointment comes at a time in which InBC is focused on further expanding and diversifying its portfolio, while supporting the success of the companies and funds it has already invested in. The Corporation will soon begin exploring options to recapitalize and grow the fund, as its next phase of growth.
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About InBC Investment Corp. (InBC)
InBC is a strategic investment fund established by the Province of British Columbia (B.C.) to invest in growing, innovative companies and venture funds to benefit B.C. It is investing to generate competitive financial returns alongside measurable economic, social and environmental benefits for the province. Its investments are anchoring promising companies to continue growing and staying in the province, creating jobs and boosting innovation, including growing research and development and retaining intellectual property in B.C. To learn more: www.inbcinvestment.ca
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