Joe Freedman is a private equity investor and corporate director with more than 25 years industry experience including 18 years at Brookfield Asset Management, one of the world’s leading private equity and alternative asset management firms. Over his career at Brookfield, Mr. Freedman held a number of positions, including Vice Chair of Private Equity, General Counsel, and the Partner responsible for fund formation and fund operations. Prior to joining Brookfield, he was a lawyer in the corporate finance group at a Toronto law firm, specializing in private equity transactions and public company mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Freedman is a director of several private and public companies and non-profit organizations including Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals (TSX:EPRX), Bridgemarq Real Estate Services (TSX:BRE) Centrecourt Properties, the Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation (Chair), the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and Total Containment Inc Education  Joint MBA\JD from the Schulich School of Business at York University and Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto. BA (hons, first class) in Economics from University of Alberta.