Geoff Gay, CEO, Athabasca Basin Development
Geoff has been with Athabasca Basin Development since the company’s inception over 20 years ago. As CEO, he is responsible for evaluating new opportunities for the Indigenous-owned investment company and monitoring existing investments/operations. Under his leadership, the company has grown to include investments in 16 companies providing a wide range of services, over $100M in partners capital and the investments collectively employ over 500 Indigenous people. ABD has won numerous awards, including SaskBusiness Magazine’s Business of the Year, the Prospector and Developers Association of Canada’s Skookum Jim award, and Geoff was named the Business Leader of the Year at the 2017 Saskatchewan ABEX awards. In addition to his duties as CEO, Geoff sits on numerous boards and committees. He has a Bachelor of Business Administration from St. Francis Xavier University with a major in Management and his Directors Education Program (DEP) designation through the Institute of Chartered Directors (ICD).