Ed Bryant is the President and CEO of Sampford Advisors. Ed has over 27 years of experience including over 16 years in Investment Banking with Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley in Hong Kong, Singapore and New York. In that time, Ed raised in excess of $20 billion in equity and debt capital and completed over $10 billion in M&A transactions. Prior to founding Sampford, Ed held the CFO and VP of Corporate Development positions for three years at Conversant. Ed holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Studies from Sheffield University in England.

Boris Petkovic is Director at Sampford Advisors. Boris joined Sampford in 2016 shortly after completing his undergrad at Carleton University where he enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce program with a concentration in Finance. During his undergrad, Boris also completed two co-op work terms, passed Level I of the CFA Program, and undertook two empirical research studies. In his tenure at Sampford, Boris has helped facilitate over $1 billion of M&A and financing transactions.

Sharon Cha is the Chief Operating Officer for Sampford Advisors. Prior to joining Sampford, Sharon worked as a Human Resources Recruiter for Goldman Sachs’ FICC and Equities Division in New York City. Prior to Goldman, Sharon worked as a Human Resources Generalist at Deutsche Bank in New York. Sharon holds a Masters of Science in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Baruch College in New York City and a Bachelors of Science in Psychology from the University at Buffalo.

Trent is an Associate at Sampford Advisors, joining us in 2020. Trent received his Honors Business Administration degree from the Ivey Business School at Western University. Trent was a former intern at Sampford Advisors in the summer of 2019. During his undergrad, Trent was a strategist with the Ivey Sales & Trading Club and an Assistant Coach with the West London Minor Hockey Association.

Guillaume is an Analyst at Sampford, joining the team in 2023. Guillaume received his Honors Business Administration degree from the Ivey Business School at Western University. In his undergrad, he was the Co-President at DECA Western and worked for various startups. Prior to joining Sampford, Guillaume was an Analyst at an executive compensation consulting firm.

Andrew is an Analyst at Sampford Advisors, joining the team in 2023. Andrew received a Bachelor of Commerce degree with a concentration in Finance from Carleton University. During his undergrad, Andrew was an intern on CIBC’s Corporate Development & Strategy team, an analyst on MD Financials’ Multi Asset Management Team, and a sector manager on the Sprott Student Investment Fund.

Yoshi is the Chief Companion Officer at Sampford. Yoshi provides support to the team during the toughest parts of any deal, as well as entertain the team during breaks, always up for a walk around Westboro.