Director's Advisory Group

Dr. Steven Funk is the founder and current or former controlling shareholder of Aspen Properties Ltd., Imperial Parking Ltd., Imperial Parking (Hong Kong) Ltd., Canadian Maple Leaf Financial Corporation, and the Canadian Maple Leaf Fund Management group.  Dr. Funk manages his private equity group Grand Marais Investments and Funk Partners.

He pursued a career in oral surgery, holds a master’s and doctoral degree, and was an anatomy professor.    During a sabbatical from his residency program Dr. Funk worked for two of North America’s most renowned entrepreneurs.  After 5 years and an executive role, he went on to found three operating concerns over the ensuing 20 years, each with broad international scope, and each achieving best of category status in their respective sectors. 

Dr. Funk is now engaged in private debt and equity investment as well as philanthropic endeavors with an emphasis on microfinance initiatives.  He founded the largest fund management business in Investor Category Funds in Canada; and founded Aspen Properties Ltd., a Calgary-based owner and manager which grew to own one of the largest portfolios of office commercial real estate in Western Canada (http://www.aspenpropertiesltd.com)

Dr. Funk co-founded the Dignity Fund (http://www.dignityfund.org), has served as a director and financial sponsor of Unitus (http://www.unitus.com), a microfinance accelerator, and serves as Chair of the Microcredit Summit Campaign’s Directors Advisory Group (http://www.microcreditsummit.org).

He is a member of the World President’s Organization (“WPO”), a long standing member of Young President’s Organization, and a founding director and officer of the President’s Action Network Chapter (“PAN”) of WPO and YPO.  YPO and WPO are dedicated to empowering and leveraging the positive global difference that can be made by President’s and CEO’s.  PAN initiatives have done significant work to foster peace and prosperity in areas of conflict and need.

Dr. Funk has lived and worked in Hong Kong, Europe, Canada and the United States.