Ken MacKinnon co-founded MKB  in late 2007  and served as CEO of MKB from its inception until March 2024. He remains actively involved with key corporate activities including strategy, fundraising and managing investments.

Formerly a Managing Director at Merrill Lynch & Co., Ken led its successful technology investment banking practice in Canada for several years. Prior to co-founding MKB, he was a Managing Partner with Miralta Capital, a private equity management firm. Ken began his career in investment banking with McLeod, Young, Weir Limited and also served as CFO of a publicly traded merchant bank.

Ken is a Dobson Fellow at the Dobson Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at McGill University and is an Institute of Corporate Directors certified director. Ken has a BA from McGill and an MBA from the Ivey Business School.