John H. Simpson

John H. Simpson, CFA

Founding Partner and Managing Director

John H. Simpson is the co-founder and Managing Director of Ridgewood Capital. With over 40 years of investment experience, he leads Ridgewood's client services and business development activities. Prior to forming Ridgewood with co-founder Paul W. Meyer, John was president of Mulvihill Wealth Management, where he led the asset management and client services teams, and was also president of product distribution. Prior to this, he worked in senior management at Fidelity Investments Canada for eight years, leading the Canadian operations for six of those years, and serving the last three years as president. During this period, Fidelity Investments grew to the 6th largest mutual fund company by assets in Canada.

Mr. Simpson also worked with Canada Trust’s investment subsidiary CT Investment Counsel for eight years as a financial analyst, pension fund portfolio manager and head of Everest mutual funds. He is a CFA Charterholder, has an HBA (Honours Business Administration) from Western University’s Ivey Business School and an MBA from the Odette School of Business at the University of Windsor.

John actively supports important causes in the community, most notably, raising funds for several breast cancer charities for over 25 years. He is a member of the Management Advisory Board at the Odette School of Business at the University of Windsor.

Paul W. Meyer

Paul W. Meyer, CFA

Founding Partner and Managing Director

Paul W. Meyer is a co-founder and Managing Director of Ridgewood Capital. He brings more than 20 years of investment experience to the firm from Canada Trust subsidiary CT Investment Counsel, and Mulvihill Capital Management, where he led the equity team. He began his career as an equity analyst and became a senior portfolio manager while at Mulvihill, responsible for managing the firm’s Canadian and international exposure.

At Ridgewood, Paul leads the Investment Management team, and acts as Managing Director of the firm. He holds an Honours B. Comm. degree from the University of Toronto, and is a CFA Charterholder. In his spare time, he enjoys playing golf and hockey, and fundraising for Parkinson’s Canada, as well as other worthy causes in the community.

Mark J. Carpani

Mark J. Carpani, CFA

Partner and Senior Vice President, Fixed Income

Mark Carpani is a partner and Senior Vice President, Fixed Income at Ridgewood Capital, overseeing the firm’s bond and money market investments. He comes to Ridgewood after eight years as vice president of fixed income at Mulvihill Capital Management. Prior to joining Ridgewood, Mark was COO at RGA Financial Products, a bond trader at CT Investment Counsel, Portfolio Manager at Canada Trust, and has been in the investment industry for over 20 years. Mark is a CFA Charterholder and holds various designations and courses from the Canadian Securities Institute.

James McAughey

James McAughey, CFA

Vice President Equities

James McAughey is a partner and portfolio manager at Ridgewood Capital. He comes to the firm from Mulvihill Capital Management where he was an equity analyst. He began his career in the investment industry in 1999 with Spectrum Mutual Funds before moving to Mulvihill Capital Management.

James is a graduate of the University of Waterloo with an Honours B.A. and is a CFA Charterholder. James has also passed the Certificate in ESG Investing through the CFA Institute.

Jennifer Zabanah

Jennifer Zabanah, CFA

Vice President Equities

Jennifer is a partner and portfolio manager. She joined Ridgewood Capital in 2009, bringing several years of financial experience to the firm. She spent nine years at Mulvihill Capital Management as a portfolio manager and more recently, Vice President, Structured Products. Prior to this, Jennifer held various positions in the Treasury department of Canada Trust, including Capital Markets Analyst and Risk Manager. She holds an Honours B. Comm. from the University of Toronto, and is a CFA Charterholder.

Eddie Wong

Eddie Wong, CFA

Vice President Fixed Income

Eddie Wong is a portfolio manager at Ridgewood Capital, having rejoined in 2021. Previously, he spent 10 years at Ridgewood Capital as a portfolio manager. Prior to this, he spent seven years at Mulvihill Capital Management progressing to a portfolio analyst, Structured Products. Eddie holds an Honours B. Comm. from the University of Toronto, and is a CFA Charterholder. He has also completed the Data Science Certificate from the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies.

Robert Cruickshank

Robert Cruickshank, Vice President

CFA, CIM

Robert Cruickshank is a Vice President and partner and brings over 30 years of experience in the investment industry to Ridgewood. Most recently, Robert was Vice President, Portfolio Manager at one of Canada’s oldest investment counseling firms. Previously he held a senior sales and client management role at another boutique investment counseling firm, providing investment solutions to both high net worth and institutional investors. Robert also served as Vice President, Marketing at Mulvihill Capital Management, Ridgewood Capital’s predecessor firm, and prior to this, he gained extensive industry knowledge and experience in custody, performance analytics, client service and sales at CIBC Mellon and Canada Trust. Robert is a CFA charter holder and has the CIM designation.