Babes On Bay Street

Colleen Moorehead's Bio

Colleen Moorehead is an accomplished business leader with over 25 years of experience in financial services, technology, business and web-based services. Her passion, ambition and unique business experience allow her to help build great companies and brands. Currently, Colleen is Entrepreneur in Residence at Signal Hill Equity Partners where she assists Signal Hill in identifying and evaluating new investment opportunities and assisting portfolio companies in executing strategies. Following a successful career at Merrill Lynch and CIBC in investment banking and retail investments, Colleen co-founded E*TRADE Canada where, as President, she led the organization from a start-up to becoming the largest independent on-line investment firm in Canada. She also served as Vice President and General Manager of E*TRADE Financial Global Corporate Services. Most recently Colleen served as President and CEO for Nexient Learning Inc where she successfully restructured and recapitalized the company. Her newest passion is the new Women’s College Hospital where, as Vice Chair of the upcoming capital campaign, she will support the goal of building Canada’s first stand-alone ambulatory hospital designed primarily for women. Colleen is one of the original founders of The Judy Project, an Enlightened Leadership Forum for Executive Women at the Joseph Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, and currently serves as its Business Director. She also serves, and has served, on many professional and community boards including, The Task Force to Modernize Securities Legislation in Canada, Canadian Scholarship Trust Foundation, Canadian e-Business Initiative, Covenant House of Toronto, TSX Policy Committee, Investment Dealers Association, and Stratford Summer Music.