Our Team

Aubrey Dan

Principal

Aubrey is a Canadian businessman, philanthropist as well as a Tony-Award® winning producer (MEMPHIS) who is the principal of the Dancap Family Investment Office https://dancap.ca that focuses on alternative assets, such as private equity, private debt, infrastructure, hedge funds, as well as traditional assets, including public equities, fixed income and real estate.

He’s the Chairman, Co-CEO & Co-Founder of EmpowerPharm Inc a clinical stage pharmaceutical company.

Born in Toronto, Dan graduated from Western University with a degree in Administrative and Commercial studies in 1985.

Aubrey Dan is a very generous philanthropist, donating millions of dollars, primarily to health, community & education charities, and other worthy causes. Together with his wife Marla, they created the Aubrey & Marla Dan Foundation.

Aubrey and Marla have made many generous donations towards creating engaged, healthy and successful communities through programs that support healthcare, education, creative arts, and communities.

He and Marla raised two children, imparting on them the importance of pursuing your passions and giving back.

Aubrey received an honorary Doctorate of Laws Degree (honoris causa) from Assumption University in 2008 and from Western University in 2019. He is a Governor at Tel Aviv University and he’s received the Order of Canada in 2019.

Elias Toby, CPA, CA

COO, CFO

Eli Toby is a results-oriented, entrepreneurial leader with a proven record of success in start-up, turnaround and growth situations. His major strengths include strategic planning, implementation and development of small and mid-sized companies.

As a member of the Dancap team, Eli provides specific expertise in corporate planning, reorganization, financing, structuring for new and ongoing businesses, asset and share purchases, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and advanced income-tax ruling requests.

Eli brings 20 years of financial expertise to Dancap. Most recently, he was the principal of his own accounting firm, where he advised a diverse group of owner/operator and mid-sized businesses. Prior to this, Eli was with Anderson Quick and Deloitte & Touche, where he specialized in taxation and assurance services.

Eli serves on the boards of several community and government associations.

Paul Tershakowec, MA, CFA

Investment Director

Paul Tershakowec joined the Dancap Family Investment Office in 2013. In his current role as Investment Director, Paul is responsible for managing members of the Investment Team, evaluating new opportunities across asset classes, and monitoring existing portfolio investments.

Prior to joining Dancap, Paul worked as a Trader and Research Analyst at Arrow Capital Management Inc. where he managed a futures and equities portfolio focused on equity indices, commodities, and financial and technology stocks. Paul also worked as a Portfolio Risk Specialist at CIBC and as an Economist with the Federal Government of Canada.

Paul received his Master’s degrees in Economics from the University of Waterloo. During his graduate studies, he researched the effects of low interest rates and government policy on the 2007 sub-prime crisis. Paul is also a CFA Charterholder.

Fay J. Sun, CPA, CMA, MTax

Director of Taxation

Fay J. Sun joined the Dancap Family Investment Office in 2014 as a Tax Analyst. She is responsible for tax compliance, tax audit correspondence, processes development for financial and information system, and integrating tax aspects in financial portfolio management.

Prior to joining Dancap, Fay worked as a Tax Analyst at Tim Hortons Inc. She was responsible for tax research and the preparation of corporate tax returns, foreign affiliate information returns and transfer pricing contemporaneous documentation.

Fay received her Master of Taxation degree from the University of Waterloo, and prior to that, she graduated from Brock University with an Honors Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting. Fay is also a CPA CMA.

Jaclyn L. Landau

Senior Investment Manager

Jaclyn L. Landau joined the Dancap Family Investment Office in 2013 as an Investment Analyst. Along with the investment team, Jaclyn conducts research and evaluation of proposed investment opportunities and ongoing monitoring and analysis of the portfolio.

Jaclyn received some training in Mining and Mineral engineering at Queens University and graduated from York University with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) Economics and is working towards her CFA designation.

Tristan Weatherhead

Senior Investment Analyst

Tristan Weatherhead joined the Dancap Family Investment Office in 2020 as an Investment Analyst. Along with the investment team, Tristan conducts research and evaluation of proposed investment opportunities and ongoing monitoring and analysis of the portfolio.

Prior to joining Dancap, Tristan was an intern at Scotiabank where he worked on commodities trading strategies, and was also an analyst at Economical Insurance and Ontario Power Generation.

Tristan received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University, a Bachelor of Mathematics from University of Waterloo and is working towards his CFA designation.

Hussein Sobh

Senior Portfolio Administrator

Hussein Sobh joined the Dancap Family Investment Office in 2018 as a Portfolio Administrator. Hussein is in constant communication with portfolio General Partners and institutions on behalf of the Investment Team. Hussein also assists with various diligence activities on new and existing investment opportunities, while updating and maintaining our data base.

Prior to joining Dancap, Hussein worked as an intern where he carried out legal research and worked with attorneys and case reviewers in resolving legal disputes.

Dolcita Birch

Executive Office Manager

Dolcita Birch joined the Dancap Family Investment Office in 2019 as Executive Office Manager. She has a range of responsibilities that contribute to the effective and efficient operation of the Dancap Family Investment Office which includes executive support to the President and COO, property management and human resources.

Prior to joining Dancap, Dolcita worked extensively as an Executive Assistant supporting Presidents and CEOs and Senior Level Management while contributing to the day-to-day business operations.