Bio

Sophia Maizel joined HarbourVest in 2015. She focuses on direct co-investments and fund investments including sourcing, evaluating and monitoring, and is involved in building the Firm’s presence in Canada. She is a board observer at ThoughtExchange, SamDesk and Flexpay. Sophia joined the Firm from Export Development Canada, where she was a direct and fund-of-funds investments associate working in the private equity investments team. Her previous roles include operations at an early stage technology company. Sophia received a BA in Economics and Finance from McGill University in 2012, and in 2017 she received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. She has served on several committees of the Canadian Venture Capital Association and is a mentor with Canadian Women in Private Equity (CWPE). She speaks fluent Russian and French.