Investment Manager
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Éric Bolduc
"I’m driven by the desire to invest in innovative small businesses and see them become economic leaders in the province"
Regions
Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Bas-Saint-Laurent
Capitale-Nationale
Centre-du-Québec
Chaudière-Appalaches
Côte-Nord
Estrie
Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Lanaudière
Laurentides
Laval
Mauricie
Montérégie
Montréal
Nord-du-Québec
Outaouais
Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean
Éric Bolduc has years of experience in investment and business development. He started out as an engineer in the Canadian Armed Forces, became a lecturer at Polytechnique Montréal, and then took a position as the head of IT and telecommunications investments for a venture capital firm. He later went on to manage international business development and sales with a number of high-tech companies for their integrated detection systems.
What Éric Bolduc can do for you
Éric has been with Desjardins since 2016, working with local businesses to find financing solutions tailored to their reality in the form of unsecured loans or equity (minority or majority interests). He specializes in tech accounts.
Qualifications
Éric has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario, a master’s degree in administration from Université Laval and an MBA with a focus in finance from HEC Montréal. He is also a member of Quebec’s order of engineers, Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec.
What would an entrepreneur say about you?
An entrepreneur would say that I’m able to accurately assess their business’s technology. As a trained engineer with 10 years of experience in innovative companies, I understand their reality and the challenges growth entails.
What great business story inspires you?
Every tech startup goes through rough patches—even the most successful ones. I find entrepreneurs who look to the future to overcome their challenges tremendously inspiring.
Areas of expertise
Venture Capital