David Henderson

David Henderson

Managing Director, XPV Capital Corporation

David is the founder and Managing Director of XPV Capital Corporation, one of the largest firms in the world solely dedicated to investing in high growth water companies. At XPV, David focuses on identifying and investing in companies capitalizing on the significant opportunities created by the ‘new water economy’ – a concept he developed. He is a respected speaker and expert contributor in the area of water technology and investing.

Some of the organizations David has worked with include: Milken Institute, Global Water Intelligence, Canada Water, WaterCAMPWS, Government of Ontario, Empire Club of Canada, Globe, Singapore International Water Week, UCLA, MIT, Red Herring, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), The China Business Review, The China Green Technology Initiative, Cleantech Group, Brookings Institute and LUX Research.

His experience includes negotiating partnerships with leading water multi?nationals, helping portfolio companies complete strategic acquisitions and advising governments and regulators on water technology adoption strategies. Having done business in the United States, China, South Korea, India and the European Union he understands the complexities of building a successful global water enterprise.

David is an Advisor to Government of Ontario, Watertech Week and Imagine H2O, a member of the Water Environment Federation’s Global Water Strategies Council, and is one of the recipients of the 2009 Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Award. He is past Chairman and a current Director of Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship where he received the Global Champion and Distinguished Service Award. David is also a founding member of the National Angel Capital Organization.

Prior to starting XPV Capital, David was one of the first employees of the private merchant bank Kinghaven Capital Corporation (now VRG Capital). At Kinghaven, he was responsible for leading portfolio company strategic partnerships, M&A transactions and direct investments in a broad range of industries.

David was educated at Ryerson University’s School of Business where he specialized in the Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development program and received the Ryerson Centre for Entrepreneurship Education & Research Award.